CVE-2023-36427 — Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Nov 14 2023

Last Updated Nov 14 2023

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.01492 — 0.7077 percentile

NVD CVSS 7 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

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

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

High

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 6.1

EPSS Score

0.01492

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.7077 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

9 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`5032196 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5032189 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5032189 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5032192 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5032190 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems	`5032190 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5032196 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5032196 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2022 5032198 (Security Update) 5032304 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Elevation of Privilege 5031364 Base: 7.0 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.2113 10.0.20348.2091 Yes No None Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 5032198 (Security Update) 5032304 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Important Elevation of Privilege 5031364 Base: 7.0 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.2113 10.0.20348.2091 Yes No None Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	`5032202 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

5 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5032196`	Security Update	Yes
`5032189`	Security Update	Yes
`5032192`	Security Update	Yes
`5032190`	Security Update	Yes
`5032202`	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

Satoshi Tanda

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD