CVE-2023-38186: Windows Mobile Device Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-08 · updated 2026-08-10
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

Windows Mobile Device Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10: all versions
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: all versions
Microsoft Windows 11: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.3324 — fixed in 10.0.19044.3324
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.3324 — fixed in 10.0.19045.3324
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: from 10.0.22000.0 before 10.0.22000.2295 — fixed in 10.0.22000.2295
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.2134 — fixed in 10.0.22621.2134
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.1906 — fixed in 10.0.20348.1906

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.3324; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.3324; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.2295; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22621.2134; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.1906. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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