Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-36394

Microsoft Windows 10 1809 ≤ 10.0.17763.5122

Published
14 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.067 93th percentile
Risk Priority 59 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-36394 is a high-severity Link Following (CWE-59) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 7.0 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Path Interception (T1034); ranked in the top 7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Windows Search Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-59NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1034 Path Interception Persistence
**This technique has been deprecated.
attack.mitre.org →
T1547.009 Shortcut Modification Persistence
Adversaries may create or modify shortcuts that can execute a program during system boot or user login.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.20308 · ≤ 10.0.10240.20308
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.6452 · ≤ 10.0.14393.6452
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.5122 · ≤ 10.0.17763.5122 · ≤ 10.0.17763.5122
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19041.3693 · ≤ 10.0.19041.3693 · ≤ 10.0.19041.3693
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.3693 · ≤ 10.0.19045.3693 · ≤ 10.0.19045.3693
microsoft
windows 11 21h2
≤ 10.0.22000.2600 · ≤ 10.0.22000.2600
microsoft
windows server 2016
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2019
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2022
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V15.4.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require code to validate paths and avoid unsafe link following.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect link-following flaws before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices can mandate link-resolution checks and canonicalization before file access.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can explicitly require safe handling of symbolic links and path traversal.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles include input validation and safe file-access design patterns.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly address canonicalization and symlink attacks during implementation.

A.8.3 Information access restriction none match
mitigates

Access-control rules can limit which files are reachable, reducing exposure to malicious links.

References