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CVE-2023-36594: Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-843

Description

Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: before 10.0.10240.20232 — fixed in 10.0.10240.20232
• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.4974 — fixed in 10.0.17763.4974
• Microsoft Windows 10 21H1: before 10.0.19041.3570 — fixed in 10.0.19041.3570
• Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19041.3570 — fixed in 10.0.19041.3570
• Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: before 10.0.22000.2538 — fixed in 10.0.22000.2538
• Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22621.2428 — fixed in 10.0.22621.2428
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.20232; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.4974; Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 10.0.19041.3570; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19041.3570; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.2538; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.2428. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36594
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36594

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