Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU84351

Spoofing attack in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-36004

Published: December 12, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU84351

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-2023-36004

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface). A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack against the traffic passing between a domain controller and the target machine.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2023-36004

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36004

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