CVE-2023-36033
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-36033- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40017
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-40017- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-px3r-p5ph-hg48
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-px3r-p5ph-hg48- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2023-36033- Weakness
- CWE-822
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-36033- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-822, CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- 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 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36033 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.9%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.