CVE-2023-36424
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36424 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36424
Description
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:CExploitation Context
as of October 15, 2026- CISA added CVE-2023-36424 to the KEV catalog 881 days after its CVE record was published. The median for entries added in 2026 so far is 14 days.
- It is one of 391 Microsoft entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 40 added in 2026.
- Its current EPSS score (12.1%) is higher than that of 29% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3 | 10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.2715 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) | 10.0.25398.0 to <10.0.25398.531 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 | 10.0.22631.0 to <10.0.22631.2715 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5122 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.5122 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5122 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.5122 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.2113 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 | 10.0.0 to <10.0.22000.2600 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 | 10.0.19043.0 to <10.0.19043.3693 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 | 10.0.22621.0 to <10.0.22621.2715 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 to <10.0.19045.3693 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 | 10.0.10240.0 to <10.0.10240.20308 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 | 10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.6452 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.6452 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.6452 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | 6.0.6003.0 to <6.0.6003.22367 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | 6.0.6003.0 to <6.0.6003.22367 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | 6.0.6003.0 to <6.0.6003.22367 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | 6.1.7601.0 to <6.1.7601.26816 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | 6.1.7601.0 to <6.1.7601.26816 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | 6.2.9200.0 to <6.2.9200.24569 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | 6.2.9200.0 to <6.2.9200.24569 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | 6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.21668 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | 6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.21668 |
References
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