How severe is CVE-2023-36033?

CVE-2023-36033 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 12.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2023-11-14

Remediation due

2023-12-05

Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36033 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36033

Description

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.8 HIGH

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.2113
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.22000.2600
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H2	10.0.19043.0 to <10.0.19043.3693
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H2	10.0.22621.0 to <10.0.22621.2715
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 22H2	10.0.19045.0 to <10.0.19045.3693
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H3	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.2715
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 23H2	10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.2715
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	10.0.25398.0 to <10.0.25398.531

References

1 Links

Vendor advisories

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Record Details

Published

2023-11-14

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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