CVE-2023-36884
High 7.5 Exploited in the wild (KEV) Used in ransomware campaigns
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.5 (HIGH)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 99% (percentile: 100) as of 2 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-362
Affected products
microsoft: windows 10 1507; microsoft: windows 10 1607; microsoft: windows 10 1809; microsoft: windows 10 21h2; microsoft: windows 10 22h2; microsoft: windows 11 21h2; microsoft: windows 11 22h2; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows server 2016; microsoft: windows server 2019; microsoft: windows server 2022
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884 PatchVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43 Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023… US Government Resource