Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-36397

Memory Safety in Microsoft Windows 10 1809 ≤ 10.0.17763.5122

Published
14 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.18 97th percentile
Risk Priority 83 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-36397 is a critical-severity Buffer Over-read (CWE-126) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked in the top 3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Windows Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
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 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22621.2715 · ≤ 10.0.22621.2715
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22621.2715 · ≤ 10.0.22621.2715
microsoft
windows server 2008
r2, sp2
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
+3 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

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 development practices directly prevent introduction of buffer over-read weaknesses.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover buffer over-read flaws via scanning or review.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching or replacing vulnerable software removes known instances of buffer over-read bugs.

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.

finds

Security testing in development can detect buffer over-reads before release.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and bounds checking that can prevent buffer over-reads.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify buffer-size and bounds-checking rules.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include memory-safety and bounds-checking design choices.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly require bounds-checked buffer access, mitigating over-reads.

References