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8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-36400
Windows HMAC Key Derivation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Overview
Description

Windows HMAC Key Derivation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Details
INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 17, 2026, 6:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Impact
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-36400 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2016
2 Microsoft windows_server_2019
3 Microsoft windows_10_1607
4 Microsoft windows_10_1809
5 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
6 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
7 Microsoft windows_server_2022
8 Microsoft windows_11_21h2
9 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
10 Microsoft windows_10_1507
11 Microsoft windows
12 Microsoft windows_11_23h2
13 Microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2
14 Microsoft windows_server_23h2
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 14
Scoring
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows for an elevation of privilege. Applying the relevant security update will address the issue.
  • Apply the appropriate security update for your version of Windows.
  • Restart the system when prompted.
References
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-36400.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36400 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36400 Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-36400 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-36400 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-36400 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-36400 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2023-36400', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2024-03-08T19:48:40.617463Z'}
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 10 Version 1809', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.17763.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.17763.5122', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['32-bit Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 10 Version 1809', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.17763.5122', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['ARM64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows Server 2019', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.17763.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.17763.5122', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.17763.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.17763.5122', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows Server 2022', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.20348.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.20348.2113', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 11 version 21H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.22000.2600', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems', 'ARM64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 10 Version 21H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.19043.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.19043.3693', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['32-bit Systems', 'ARM64-based Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 11 version 22H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.22621.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.22621.2715', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['ARM64-based Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 10 Version 22H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.19045.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.19045.3693', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems', 'ARM64-based Systems', '32-bit Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 11 version 22H3', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.22631.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.22631.2715', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['ARM64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 11 Version 23H2', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.22631.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.22631.2715', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.25398.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.25398.531', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 10 Version 1507', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.10240.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.10240.20308', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['32-bit Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows 10 Version 1607', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.14393.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.14393.6452', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['32-bit Systems', 'x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows Server 2016', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.14393.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.14393.6452', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}, {'vendor': 'Microsoft', 'product': 'Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0.14393.0', 'lessThan': '10.0.14393.6452', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'platforms': ['x64-based Systems']}]
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36400
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Microsoft Corporation CWE-122
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36400 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36400 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20308 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.20308 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.6452 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.6452 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5122 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5122 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.5122 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19041.3693 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19041.3693 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19041.3693 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.3693 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.3693 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.3693 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.2600 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.2600 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.2715 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.2715 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.2715 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.2715 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Windows HMAC Key Derivation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    Added Reference Microsoft Corporation https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36400 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CVSS
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
EPSS
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.26 }} 2.70%

score

0.89749

percentile