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7.8HighExploited CVE-2023-36424 Microsoft

Microsoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

What happened

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CISA lists it as exploited, added 13 Apr 2026.

NVD description

Does it affect you

Names Microsoft Windows Server. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.

What to do

  • Apply the vendor patch named in this advisory.
    msrc.microsoft.com
  • 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.gov

CISA’s notes for this entry:

Affected, as published to NVD

ms-winserver
Microsoft Windows Server: everything below 10.0.14393.6452

The record

Identifier
CVE-2023-36424 · NVD · CVE.org
NVD status
Analyzed
Published
14 Nov 2023, last modified 17 Jun 2026 (NVD)
Severity
CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8, High — computed here from the vector; NVD states 7.8.
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read (NVD; names by MITRE)
Exploitation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 13 Apr 2026; federal remediation due 27 Apr 2026. CISA entry
Exploit probability
EPSS 12.1%, 96th percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
Vendor
Microsoft · Windows (CISA)

The verdict above is computed from the products and versions you entered and the affected ranges the vendor published to NVD. It does not inspect your environment, and this site never reports a product as unaffected: why.