CVE-2023-36884: Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.5. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2023-07-17. EPSS: 98.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 1507: before 10.0.10240.20107 (fixed in 10.0.10240.20107)
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.6167 (fixed in 10.0.14393.6167)
• Microsoft Windows 10 1809: before 10.0.17763.4737 (fixed in 10.0.17763.4737)
• Microsoft Windows 10 21h2: before 10.0.19044.3324 (fixed in 10.0.19044.3324)
• Microsoft Windows 10 22h2: before 10.0.19044.3324 (fixed in 10.0.19044.3324)
• Microsoft Windows 11 21h2: before 10.0.22000.2295 (fixed in 10.0.22000.2295)
• Microsoft Windows 11 22h2: before 10.0.22621.2134 (fixed in 10.0.22621.2134)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.6167 (fixed in 10.0.14393.6167)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.4737 (fixed in 10.0.17763.4737)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.1903 (fixed in 10.0.20348.1903)

Published 2023-07-11. Last modified 2026-08-10.