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CVE-2023-36884

Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: June 27, 2023
Published Date: July 11, 2023
Last Updated: February 03, 2025
Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, Windows 11 version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 11 version 22H2, Windows 10 Version 22H2, Windows 10 Version 1507, Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Description: Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5 - HIGH

Vector: 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

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Technical Impact: total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (added 2023-07-17 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available: Yes (added 2023-07-28 20:39:37 UTC) Source
Used in Malware: Yes (added 2023-07-17 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CISA	2023-07-17 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

jakabakos/CVE-2023-36884-MS-Office-HTML-RCE

Type: github • Created: 2023-09-28 11:53:44 UTC • Stars: 40

MS Office and Windows HTML RCE (CVE-2023-36884) - PoC and exploit

raresteak/CVE-2023-36884

Type: github • Created: 2023-07-30 14:53:25 UTC • Stars: 1

#comeonits2023 #ie9 #Storm-0978

ridsoliveira/Fix-CVE-2023-36884

Type: github • Created: 2023-07-28 20:39:37 UTC • Stars: 2

tarraschk/CVE-2023-36884-Checker

Type: github • Created: 2023-07-17 14:02:40 UTC • Stars: 14

Script to check for CVE-2023-36884 hardening

zerosorai/CVE-2023-36884

Type: github • Created: 2023-07-15 16:56:18 UTC • Stars: 2

This is an emergency solution while Microsoft addresses the vulnerability.

Maxwitat/CVE-2023-36884-Scripts-for-Intune-Remediation-SCCM-Compliance-Baseline

Type: github • Created: 2023-07-12 14:13:20 UTC • Stars: 25

The remediation script should set the reg entries described in https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884 . The detection script checks if they exist. Provided AS-IS without any warrenty.