PT-2023-5913 · Microsoft · Windows Mshtml+2

Daniel Weglowski · Published 2023-10-10 · Updated 2023-10-13 · CVE-2023-36436

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows MSHTML Platform (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the Windows MSHTML platform, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. This allows remote attackers to affect the system. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06609

CVE-2023-36436

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Windows

Windows Mshtml

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06609 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36436 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36436 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36436 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/699794 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB20231010103 · Note