CVE-2023-36884 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on July 11, 2023

Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Office and Windows HTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Office and Windows contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution via a specially crafted Microsoft Office document.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by August 7, 2023: Follow "CVE-2023-36884 Specific Recommendations" per vendor instructions. [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/07/11/storm-0978-attacks-reveal-financial-and-espionage-motives/]

Vulnerability Analysis

What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?

The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

CVE-2023-36884 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2023-36884

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Microsoft Word

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 10 1507

What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2023-36884?