CVE-2023-36025
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-36025- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40009
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-40009- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jff-227j-6g3v
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-4jff-227j-6g3v- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that could allow an attacker to bypass Windows Defender SmartScreen checks and their associated prompts.
- Record
CVE-2023-36025- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-36025- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows 10 version 1507
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h3
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1
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- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1507
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 23h2
- microsoft windows server 2008
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | ka7ana/CVE-2023-36025 | 2023-11-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | J466Y/test_CVE-2023-36025 | 2023-11-28 |
| PoC in GitHub | coolman6942o/-EXPLOIT-CVE-2023-36025 | 2023-12-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36025 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows, published November 14, 2023. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 14, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since November 14, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 88.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.