CVE-2023-32049: Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Security Feature Bypass

Exploit Status

Actively Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Detected

Patch Tuesday

2023-Jul

Released

2023-07-11

EPSS Score

9.06% (percentile: 92.6%)

CISA KEV

Listed — due 2023-08-01

FAQ

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability? The attacker would be able to bypass the Open File - Security Warning prompt. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? The user would have to click on a specially crafted URL to be compromised by the attacker.

Affected Products (21)

Windows

• Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (6)

• 5028168
• 5028171
• 5028182
• 5028166
• 5028185
• 5028169

Acknowledgments

Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Office Product Group security team

Revision History

• 2023-07-11: Information published.