Is CVE-2023-36884 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-36884 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on July 17, 2023.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-36884?

CVE-2023-36884 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2023-36884

HIGH · CVSS 7.5CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 98.9%EU EUVD: exploited

Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-362
EPSS score: 98.9% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added July 17, 2023
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-40804)
Published: July 11, 2023
NVD last modified: August 10, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on July 17, 2023; federal remediation due August 29, 2023. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-40804 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on August 10, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 10 1507
microsoft / windows 10 1607
microsoft / windows 10 1607
microsoft / windows 10 1809
microsoft / windows 10 1809
microsoft / windows 10 1809
microsoft / windows 10 21h2
microsoft / windows 10 22h2
microsoft / windows 11 21h2
microsoft / windows 11 22h2
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2012
microsoft / windows server 2012
microsoft / windows server 2016
microsoft / windows server 2019
microsoft / windows server 2022

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Microsoft Windows 10 and Server version 1903 (May 2019 Update) - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria 2019-22-INF-2839 - archived

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43(Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36884(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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