CVE-2023-36033

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2023-11-14

Actively exploited. CVE-2023-36033 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-11-14) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

CSIRTS triage

What: An unspecified vulnerability allows for privilege escalation.
Who is affected: Users of Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager are affected.
Urgency: Immediate remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action: Update to the latest version of Microsoft Windows.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 96% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2023-36033: Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-11-14

External references

NVD record for CVE-2023-36033

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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