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High MSRC-CVE-2023-36788 1 CVE

.NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Sep 12, 2023 · Updated Nov 2, 2023 · Revision 4

Vendor: Microsoft

Summary

Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?
The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user trigger the payload in the application.

Security updates
4.8.04667.03 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030178
4.8.04667.02 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030181
4.8.04667.02 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030179
4.8.04667.02 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030180
4.8.04667.03 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030186
10.0.14393.6252 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030213
4.8.09186.0 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5031217
10.0.10240.20162 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030220
3.0.30729.8957 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030185
3.0.30729.8957 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030183
3.0.30729.8957 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030184
3.0.30729.8957 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030182

Vulnerabilities 1

Revision history

  1. #4

    Corrected Download and Article links in the Security Updates table. This is an informational change only.

  2. #3

    In the Security Updates table, added .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.6.2 installed on Windows 10 for 32-bit systems and Windows 10 for x64-based systems; added .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.6.2/4.7./4.7.1/4.7.2 installed on all supported editions of Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 as these versions of .NET Framework are affected by this vulnerability. Microsoft recommends that customers install the September 2023 updates to be fully protected from this vulnerability. Customers whose systems are configured to receive automatic updates do not need to take any further action.

  3. #2

    In the Security Update table, corrected Article links for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 installed on Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems and Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems. This is an informational change only.

  4. #1

    Information published.

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