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CVE-2023-36396

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-36396 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2, specifically within the compressed folder functionality. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog or having public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.0.22621.2715CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
< 10.0.22621.2715CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
< 10.0.22621.2715CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
< 10.0.22621.2715CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0167 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.2715
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.2715
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22631.2715
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22631.2715
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2023-Nov/CVE-2023-36396Important

Windows Compressed Folder Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Nov 14, 2023

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36396
PatchVendor Advisory