Input validation error in Microsoft products - CVE-2023-36805
Published: September 12, 2023 / Updated: September 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80652
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36805
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Windows MSHTML. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website or an HTML file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Windows Server
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36805
Install updates from vendor's website.