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CVE-2023-36884

Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 7.5 HIGHEPSS 99.1%● KEVCWE-362
In short

Windows Search can be tricked into running malicious code when processing specially crafted files, allowing an attacker to take control of your computer without needing special permissions.

Technical detail

A race condition in Windows Search (CWE-362) allows remote code execution when processing maliciously crafted documents. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially formatted file that triggers the vulnerability during indexing, bypassing user privilege requirements and achieving code execution in the Search service context.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 22H2Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2012Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2016Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2019Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2022
public PoCs found — 9
githubgithub.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-36884-MS-Office-HTML-RCE★ 41githubgithub.com/Maxwitat/CVE-2023-36884-Scripts-for-Intune-Remediation-SCCM-Compliance-Baseline★ 26githubgithub.com/tarraschk/CVE-2023-36884-Checker★ 15githubgithub.com/zerosorai/CVE-2023-36884★ 2githubgithub.com/ridsoliveira/Fix-CVE-2023-36884★ 2githubgithub.com/raresteak/CVE-2023-36884★ 1githubgithub.com/deepinstinct/Storm0978-RomCom-Campaign★ 1githubgithub.com/ToddMaxey/CVE-2023-36884★ 0githubgithub.com/or2me/CVE-2023-36884_patcher★ 0
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References
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36884