CVE-2023-36025HighCVSS 8.8

Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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

CVE-2023-36025 →

📋 Description

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability? The attacker would be able to bypass Windows Defender SmartScreen checks and their associated prompts.

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? The user would have to click on a specially crafted Internet Shortcut (.URL) or a hyperlink pointing to an Internet Shortcut file to be compromised by the attacker.

🎯 Affected products36

  • 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 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (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
  • +6 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 KB5032190 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.2715 KB5032202 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.531 KB5032199 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.20308 KB5032197 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.6452 KB5032254 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22367 KB5032248 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22367 KB5032252 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26816 KB5032250 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26816 KB5032247 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24569 KB5032249 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.21668

🔗 References (31)