CVE-2023-36047 Windows Authentication Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a flaw in Windows Authentication to elevate privileges on affected Windows operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-36047?
CVE-2023-36047 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809, published on 14 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Authentication Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36047?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 23h2 and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36047?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-36047 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36047 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10 1809
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- CVE-2024-21412 Microsoft Windows Internet Shortcut Files Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2025-62221 Microsoft Windows Use After Free
- CVE-2025-30400 Microsoft Windows DWM Core Library Use-After-Free
- CVE-2024-21338 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg2h-ghj3-h2p4.