CVE-2023-36033: Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Actively Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Detected

Publicly Disclosed

Yes

Patch Tuesday

2023-Nov

Released

2023-11-14

EPSS Score

0.91% (percentile: 75.8%)

CISA KEV

Listed — due 2023-12-05

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

Affected Products (20)

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 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (7)

• 5032196
• 5032198
• 5032304
• 5032192
• 5032189
• 5032190
• 5032202

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/jq0904">Quan Jin(@jq0904)</a> with <a href="https://www.dbappsecurity.com.cn/product/cloud250.html">DBAPPSecurity WeBin Lab</a>

Revision History

• 2023-11-14: Information published.