CVE-2023-36033
Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Nov 14, 2023 · corrected/updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft windows 10 1809 · evidence confidence very high
Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2023-36033 is a high public vulnerability record for microsoft windows 10 1809. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether microsoft windows 10 1809 is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: microsoft/windows 10 1809; microsoft/windows 10 21h2; microsoft/windows 10 22h2; Microsoft Windows. Published remediation guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: CVSS 7.8, EPSS 10.9%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Weakness classes: CWE-119, CWE-822. Sources contributing to this record: cisa_kev, cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Nov 14, 2023. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Patch and remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Dec 5, 2023.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 14, 2023 · Catalog
Detected
Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
Nov 14, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Dec 5, 2023 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
Affected
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 22h2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-36033
Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-36033
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-36033
30-day exploitation probability 10.9%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-36033
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov