CVE-2023-36914 — Windows Smart Card Resource Management Server Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

5.5

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Security Feature Bypass

Released Aug 8 2023

Last Updated Aug 8 2023

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00589 — 0.43485 percentile

NVD CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

None

AVAILABILITY

None

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 4.8

EPSS Score

0.00589

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.43485 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

10 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5029244 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5029244 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5029244 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5029244 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5029244 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5029244 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5029253 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5029253 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5029263 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5029263 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes

Patches

3 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5029244`	Security Update	Yes
`5029253`	Security Update	Yes
`5029263`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Justin Decker

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD