Windows Mark of the Web Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-36584 is rated Active Exploitation (71.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.06%). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-11-16) affecting Microsoft / Windows. Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.
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: Microsoft Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail
: 2023-11-16
: 2023-12-07
: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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 | 15.42% | 3.06% | -12.36% |
| 2 | 2026-02-19 | 18.52% | 15.42% | -3.10% |
| 3 | 2026-02-07 | — | 18.52% | — |
Full EPSS history (31 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.5 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | < 10.0.10240.20232 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1507 | < 10.0.10240.20232 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.4974 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.4974 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_1809 | < 10.0.17763.4974 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h1 | < 10.0.19041.3570 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h1 | < 10.0.19041.3570 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_21h1 | < 10.0.19041.3570 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19041.3570 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19041.3570 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_10_22h2 | < 10.0.19041.3570 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| microsoft | windows_11_21h2 | < 10.0.22000.2538 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_11_21h2 | < 10.0.22000.2538 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.2428 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
| microsoft | windows_11_22h2 | < 10.0.22621.2428 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* |
| 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 | < 10.0.14393.6351 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | < 10.0.17763.4974 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2022 | < 10.0.20348.2031 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36584 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36584 | US Government Resource |