CVE-2023-36424

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Description

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 7.8

Score published by microsoft in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack vector: Local
The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Local	The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	Low	A basic user account is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Unchanged	The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	High	Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	High	Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.12087 (12.1% probability)
Percentile: 96.2%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog: Microsoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Added to the catalog: Apr 13, 2026
Federal due date: Apr 27, 2026

CISA assessment as of Nov 13, 2023

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation: Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
- affected: 10.0.22631.0 up to before 10.0.22631.2715
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.25398.0 up to before 10.0.25398.531
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
- affected: 10.0.22631.0 up to before 10.0.22631.2715
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.5122
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- affected: 10.0.20348.0 up to before 10.0.20348.2113
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.22000.2600
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.19043.0 up to before 10.0.19043.3693
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
- affected: 10.0.22621.0 up to before 10.0.22621.2715
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
- affected: 10.0.19045.0 up to before 10.0.19045.3693
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
- affected: 10.0.10240.0 up to before 10.0.10240.20308
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.6452
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.6452
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.6452
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22367
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22367
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22367
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
- affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26816
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26816
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.24569
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.24569
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.21668
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.21668

References

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Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (msrc.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory

Timeline

ID reservedJun 21, 2023
Record publishedNov 14, 2023
Added to CISA KEVApr 13, 2026
Record last updatedApr 14, 2026

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