CVE-2023-36790
Windows RDP Encoder Mirror Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows RDP Encoder Mirror Driver 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
7.8
Windows RDP Encoder Mirror Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows RDP Encoder Mirror Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-36790- 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:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40733
7.8
Windows RDP Encoder Mirror Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-40733- 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:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9853-qwxj-5wrp
7.8
Windows RDP Encoder Mirror Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows RDP Encoder Mirror Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-9853-qwxj-5wrp- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
Windows RDP Encoder Mirror Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-36790- 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-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1
- 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 2008
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36790 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, published October 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.