HIGH
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Oct 10, 2023
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.81%
Description
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products
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- Version 10.0.10240.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.10240.20232
- Version
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.14393.6351
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.4974
- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.4974
- Version
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- Version 10.0.19043.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19041.3570
- Version
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- Version 10.0.19045.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19045.3570
- Version
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.22000.2538
- Version
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- Version 10.0.22621.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.22621.2428
- Version
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.0.6003.22317
- Version
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- Version 6.1.7601.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.26769
- Version
- Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Defaultn/a
- Version 6.1.7601.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.26769
- Version
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.0.6003.22317
- Version
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.0.6003.22317
- Version
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- Version 6.2.9200.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.2.9200.24523
- Version
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- Version 6.2.9200.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.2.9200.24523
- Version
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- Version 6.3.9600.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.3.9600.21620
- Version
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- Version 6.3.9600.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.3.9600.21620
- Version
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.14393.6351
- Version
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.14393.6351
- Version
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.4974
- Version
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.4974
- Version
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- Version 10.0.20348.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.20348.2031
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 22H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 21H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 22H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | n/a |
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OR
- < 10.0.10240.20232
- < 10.0.10240.20232
- < 10.0.14393.6351
- < 10.0.14393.6351
- < 10.0.17763.4974
- < 10.0.19041.3570
- < 10.0.19045.3570
- < 10.0.22000.2538
- < 10.0.22621.2428
- r2
- r2
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH CVE.org
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
Exploit Maturity Unreported
1 other source (NVD) ▾
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.81% 0.00807
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00807
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.81% (0.00807) | 55.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.81% (0.00807) | 51.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00277) | 49.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 18.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 30.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 17.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 15.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 13.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36732 vendor-advisoryPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36732 | vendor-advisoryPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 10, 2023
Updated Apr 14, 2025
Reserved Jun 26, 2023
Link CVE-2023-36732
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a