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7.8HighExploited CVE-2023-36802 Microsoft

Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

What happened

Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CISA lists it as exploited, added 12 Sep 2023.

NVD description

Does it affect you

Names Microsoft Windows Server. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.

What to do

  • Apply the vendor patch named in this advisory.
    msrc.microsoft.com
  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    cisa.gov

CISA’s notes for this entry:

Affected, as published to NVD

ms-winserver
Microsoft Windows Server: everything below 10.0.17763.4851

The record

Identifier
CVE-2023-36802 · NVD · CVE.org
NVD status
Analyzed
Published
12 Sep 2023, last modified 17 Jun 2026 (NVD)
Severity
CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8, High — computed here from the vector; NVD states 7.8.
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416 Use After Free (NVD; names by MITRE)
Exploitation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 12 Sep 2023; federal remediation due 03 Oct 2023. CISA entry
Exploit probability
EPSS 27.9%, 98th percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
Vendor
Microsoft · Streaming Service Proxy (CISA)

The verdict above is computed from the products and versions you entered and the affected ranges the vendor published to NVD. It does not inspect your environment, and this site never reports a product as unaffected: why.