CVE-2023-36583 Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.3 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code remotely via a use-after-free flaw in Microsoft Message Queuing on Windows systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-36583?

CVE-2023-36583 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 10 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36583?

It affects 12 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 21h2 and 6 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-36583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2023-36583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vf8m-p3wg-hqwv.

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