Medium 6.5Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Oct 10, 2023

CVE-2023-36563Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 2:30 PM ET)

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It affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 and 16 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 10, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Oct 31, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Oct 10, 2023; federal remediation due Oct 31, 2023Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 20.32% (percentile 97)
Assigned by: microsoft
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 microsoft:windows_10_1809	from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.4974	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 microsoft:windows_server_2019 (from the name)	from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.4974	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022 (from the name)	from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.2031	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 microsoft:windows_11_21h2	from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.2538	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 microsoft:windows_10_21h2	10.0.19043.0 builds before 10.0.19041.3570	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 microsoft:windows_11_22h2	from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.2428	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 microsoft:windows_10_22h2	from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.3570	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 microsoft:windows_10_1507	from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.20232	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607	from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.6351	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 microsoft:windows_server_2016 (from the name)	from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.6351	CNA record
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References

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36563	vendor-advisory, patch
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36563	us-government-resource

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