CVE-2023-36047: Windows Authentication Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Windows Authentication Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.5122 — fixed in 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19041.3693 — fixed in 10.0.19041.3693
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.3693 — fixed in 10.0.19045.3693
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: before 10.0.22000.2600 — fixed in 10.0.22000.2600
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.2715 — fixed in 10.0.22621.2715
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.2715 — fixed in 10.0.22621.2715
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.5122 — fixed in 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19043.3693 — fixed in 10.0.19043.3693
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.3693 — fixed in 10.0.19045.3693
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.2600 — fixed in 10.0.22000.2600
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.2715 — fixed in 10.0.22621.2715
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.2715 — fixed in 10.0.22631.2715
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.2715 — fixed in 10.0.22631.2715
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.5122 — fixed in 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.2113 — fixed in 10.0.20348.2113
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.531 — fixed in 10.0.25398.531

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.5122; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19041.3693; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.3693; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.2600; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.2715; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.2715; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.5122; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19043.3693; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.3693; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.2600; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.2715; Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.2715. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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