PT-2023-7212 · Microsoft · Windows Installer+1

Abdelhamid Naceri · Published 2023-11-14 · Updated 2024-05-29 · CVE-2023-36705

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows Installer, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. An elevation-of-privilege vulnerability allows attackers to affect the system.

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

LPE

Improper Access Control

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-08240

CVE-2023-36705

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Installer

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08240 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36705 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36705 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/63814 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/ComputerPunks/status/1724487135737282934 · Twitter Post