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CVE-2023-36884
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CVE-2023-36884
MITRE ATT&CK
Collection
Command and Control
Credential Access
Defense Evasion
Discovery
Execution
Exfiltration
Impact
Initial Access
Lateral Movement
Persistence
Privilege Escalation
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Description
Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Attacker ValueVery High
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ExploitabilityVery High
Technical Analysis
CVE-2023-36884 is a fixed vulnerability that permitted remote code execution. Attackers could manipulate Microsoft Office files to bypass the Mark of the Web (MoTW) security mechanism. This bypass allowed these documents to be accessed without a security prompt, facilitating remote code execution. In response to the once-mitigated but still exploited CVE-2023-36884 weakness, Microsoft rolled out an Office Defense in Depth patch as part of August 2023 Patch Tuesday.
The Russian cyber group, Storm-0978/RomCom, has been actively exploiting this flaw.
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General Information
Vendors
- microsoft
Products
- windows 10 1507,
- windows 10 1607,
- windows 10 1809,
- windows 10 21h2,
- windows 10 22h2,
- windows 11 21h2,
- windows 11 22h2,
- windows server 2008 -,
- windows server 2008 r2,
- windows server 2012 -,
- windows server 2012 r2,
- windows server 2016,
- windows server 2016 10.0.14393.6614,
- windows server 2019,
- windows server 2022
Exploited in the Wild
- Vendor Advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884)
- Government or Industry Alert (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- Other: CISA Gov Alert (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/07/17/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)
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