CVE-2023-36705 - Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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HIGH

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Nov 14, 2023

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.68%

Description

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Vendor Microsoft Product Windows 10 Version 1507 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.10240.0, < 10.0.10240.20308
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows 10 Version 1607 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.6452
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows 10 Version 1809 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.17763.5122
- ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.5122
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows 10 Version 21H2 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.19043.0, < 10.0.19043.3693
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows 10 Version 22H2 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.19045.0, < 10.0.19045.3693
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows 11 Version 23H2 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.2715
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows 11 version 21H2 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.22000.2600
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows 11 version 22H2 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.22621.0, < 10.0.22621.2715
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows 11 version 22H3 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.2715
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 6.0.6003.0, < 6.0.6003.22367
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 6.1.7601.0, < 6.1.7601.26816
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 6.1.7601.0, < 6.1.7601.26816
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 6.0.6003.0, < 6.0.6003.22367
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 6.0.6003.0, < 6.0.6003.22367
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2012 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 6.2.9200.0, < 6.2.9200.24569
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 6.2.9200.0, < 6.2.9200.24569
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2012 R2 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 6.3.9600.0, < 6.3.9600.21668
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 6.3.9600.0, < 6.3.9600.21668
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2016 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.6452
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.6452
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2019 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.5122
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.5122
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2022 Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.20348.0, < 10.0.20348.2113
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) Default
unknown
Affected
- ≥ 10.0.25398.0, < 10.0.25398.531

Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).

Vendor	Product	Default status	Versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1507	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.10240.0, < 10.0.10240.20308
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1607	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.6452
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.17763.5122 ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H2	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.19043.0, < 10.0.19043.3693
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 22H2	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.19045.0, < 10.0.19045.3693
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 23H2	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.2715
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 21H2	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.22000.2600
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H2	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.22621.0, < 10.0.22621.2715
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H3	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.2715
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	unknown	Affected ≥ 6.0.6003.0, < 6.0.6003.22367
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1	unknown	Affected ≥ 6.1.7601.0, < 6.1.7601.26816
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)	unknown	Affected ≥ 6.1.7601.0, < 6.1.7601.26816
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	unknown	Affected ≥ 6.0.6003.0, < 6.0.6003.22367
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)	unknown	Affected ≥ 6.0.6003.0, < 6.0.6003.22367
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012	unknown	Affected ≥ 6.2.9200.0, < 6.2.9200.24569
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)	unknown	Affected ≥ 6.2.9200.0, < 6.2.9200.24569
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2	unknown	Affected ≥ 6.3.9600.0, < 6.3.9600.21668
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)	unknown	Affected ≥ 6.3.9600.0, < 6.3.9600.21668
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.6452
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.6452
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.20348.0, < 10.0.20348.2113
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	unknown	Affected ≥ 10.0.25398.0, < 10.0.25398.531

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-59

References (2)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-40648
Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36705
vendor-advisoryPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-40648		Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36705		vendor-advisoryPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Nov 14, 2023

Updated Oct 8, 2025

Reserved Jun 26, 2023

Link CVE-2023-36705

CISA Vulnrichment

No data

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2023-36705

Red Hat

No data

ENISA EUVD

Assigner microsoft

Published Nov 14, 2023

Updated Oct 8, 2025

Link EUVD-2023-40648

GitHub

No data