CVE-2023-36802 | Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 2023-09-12 Last update: 2025-10-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-36802 is rated Critical Active Threat (90.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 75.43%, 99th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2023-09-12) affecting Microsoft / Streaming Service Proxy. a weakness (CWE-416) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2023-36802

Name: Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy Privilege Escalation Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2023-09-12

Action due: 2023-10-03

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-36802

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 2026-04-10 75.78% 75.43% -0.34%
2 2026-03-28 75.43% 75.78% +0.34%
3 2026-02-22 — 75.43% —

Full EPSS history (45 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-36802

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-36802

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-36802

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.4851 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.4851 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.4851 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.3448 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.3448 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_11_21h2 < 10.0.22000.2416 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.2275 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.4851 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.1970 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-36802

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