⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2023-10-10. Federal agencies required to patch by 2023-10-31. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable..

CVE-2023-36563 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation18 documents12 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
VulnCheck6.5
EPSS
2.5%
top 14.71%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2023-10-10
Due 2023-10-31
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
36
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809+33 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 10
KEV addedOct 10
Latest updateOct 11
KEV dueOct 31
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages36 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows< 10.0.14393.6351+3
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1507< 10.0.10240.20232
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.6351
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.4974
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19041.3570

Patches

Patch: msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-gp6r-cxxr-fc5f: Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability↗2023-10-10
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VulnCheck
Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability↗2023
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Microsoft
Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability↗2023-10-10
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CISA
Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability↗2023-10-10
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

13
Talos
Microsoft patches 12 critical vulnerabilities, nine of which are in Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol↗2023-10-11
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Talos
Microsoft patches 12 critical vulnerabilities, nine of which are in Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol↗2023-10-11
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Qualys
Qualys Review: Microsoft and Adobe Security Patches October 2023 | Qualys↗2023-10-10
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Trendmicro
The October 2023 Security Update Review↗2023-10-10
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Bleepingcomputer
Microsoft October 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 104 flaws↗2023-10-10
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CVE-2023-36563 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft | cvebase