Medium severity · published Oct 10, 2023
CVE-2023-36563
Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability
In wildKEV
5.5
CVSS
20.3%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)20.3% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Oct 10, 2023
Federal remediation dueOct 31, 2023
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W1
Windows 10 Version 1507 · Microsoft
10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.20232 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1607 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.6351 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1809 · Microsoft
10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.4974; 10.0.0 before 10.0.17763.4974 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19041.3570 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.3570 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.2538 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.2428 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22317 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26769 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26769 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22317 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22317 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36563
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36563
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36563
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