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CVE-2023-36033

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2023-11-14 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

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

Added to KEV: 2023-11-14
Remediation due: 2023-12-05
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36033 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36033

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2023-11-14
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-119, CWE-822

Description

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.5122) • microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19041.3693) • microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.3693) • microsoft windows 11 21h2 (< 10.0.22000.2600) • microsoft windows 11 22h2 (< 10.0.22621.2715) • microsoft windows 11 23h2 (< 10.0.22621.2715) • microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.5122) • microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.2113) • microsoft windows server 2022 23h2 (< 10.0.25398.531)

Weakness · CWE (2)

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
CWE-822 Untrusted Pointer Dereference weakness

References