CVE-2023-32049
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-2023-32049- 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-2023-36336
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-36336- 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-8q3q-pcch-j42x
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-8q3q-pcch-j42x- 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 Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Defender SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass the Open File - Security Warning prompt.
- Record
CVE-2023-32049- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-32049- 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 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 server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
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-2023-32049 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows, published July 11, 2023. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since July 11, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since July 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.16%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.