CVE-2023-36606
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Description
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Denial of Service Vulnerability
Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org
Key data
CVSS 3.1 High 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: None
No effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: None
No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | None | No effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | None | No effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
CVSS is owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. (FIRST) and is used by permission. Each CVSS score on this site is shown together with its vector string, as published in the CVE record by the source named next to it. Learn more at first.org/cvss.
EPSS
- Score
- 0.69361 (69.4% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.4%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA assessment as of Feb 26, 2025
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected products
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.4974
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.17763.4974
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.4974
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.4974
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- affected: 10.0.20348.0 up to before 10.0.20348.2031
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.22000.2538
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- affected: 10.0.19043.0 up to before 10.0.19041.3570
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
- affected: 10.0.22621.0 up to before 10.0.22621.2428
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
- affected: 10.0.19045.0 up to before 10.0.19045.3570
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
- affected: 10.0.10240.0 up to before 10.0.10240.20232
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.6351
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.6351
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.6351
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22317
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22317
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22317
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
- affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26769
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26769
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.24523
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.24523
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.21620
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
- affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.21620
References
- Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Denial of Service Vulnerability (msrc.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Record last updated
Look up another CVE
About CubePath
Data from the CVE Program (MITRE), CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. CVSS is owned by FIRST and used by permission. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MITRE, CISA or FIRST. Data as of Nov 10, 2026, 19:52 UTC. Sources and licenses