Authenticated information disclosure via undisclosed input validation
Published Oct 10, 2023 · Updated Apr 14, 2025
Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows Deployment Services allows remote authenticated users to disclose sensitive information. Microsoft has not published the affected request field, parsing routine, or invalid-input operation within the service. Successful exploitation requires authenticated network access to WDS and exposes confidential information without altering data or interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows Deployment Services allows remote authenticated users to disclose sensitive information. Microsoft has not published the affected request field, parsing routine, or invalid-input operation within the service. Successful exploitation requires authenticated network access to WDS and exposes confidential information without altering data or interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-36706
- Published
- Oct 10, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 14, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-20
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4974
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