Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-36401

Memory Safety in Microsoft Windows 10 1809 ≤ 10.0.17763.5122

Memory Safety
Published
14 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.019 78th percentile
Risk Priority 56 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-36401 is a high-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 22% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Microsoft Remote Registry Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-190NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
attack.mitre.org →
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
attack.mitre.org →
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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 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

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)
  • V5.2.6

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 use of safe arithmetic, bounds checks, and testing that prevent integer overflows.

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 in development can detect integer overflows before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and arithmetic checks that prevent integer overflows.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
degrades

Application security requirements include bounds checking and safe arithmetic to avoid overflow conditions.

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

Secure architecture principles require defensive coding patterns that mitigate integer wraparound risks.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe integer operations and mandate overflow-safe constructs.

References