CVE-2023-36017HighCVSS 8.8

Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Published
November 14, 2023
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2023-36017 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? This vulnerability requires that a user with an affected version of Windows access a malicious server. An attacker would have to host a specially crafted server share or website. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit this specially crafted server share or website, but would have to convince them to visit the server share or website, typically by way of an enticement in an email or chat message.

The CVE title says Windows Scripting Engine, what does that mean for this vulnerability? This vulnerability impacts the JScript9 scripting engine.

🎯 Affected products32

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • +2 more not shown

✅ Remediation

KB5032196 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.5122 KB5032198 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2113 KB5032304 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) — fixed build 10.0.20348.2091 KB5032192 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.2600 KB5032189 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19043.3693 KB5032190 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.2715 KB5032189 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.3693 KB5032199 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.20308 KB5032197 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.6452 KB5032252 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26816 KB5032250 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26816 KB5032191 (IE Cumulative) — fixed build 1.001 KB5032247 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24569 KB5032249 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.21668 KB5032190 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.2715 KB5032202 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.531

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