CVE-2023-36577 | Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 2023-10-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-36577 is rated Moderate Risk (62.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.74%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.55% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-36577

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.19% 1.74% +1.55%
2 2025-11-21 1.20% 0.19% -1.01%
3 2025-11-18 1.20%

Full EPSS history (26 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-36577

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-36577

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-36577

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.20232 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.4974 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10_21h1 < 10.0.19041.3570 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19041.3570 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_11_21h2 < 10.0.22000.2538 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.2428 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-36577

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