CVE-2023-36737

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 45 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.54% (45th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

13 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · msrc_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Azure Network Watcher VM Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedAzure Network Watcher VM Extensionmsrc_csaf
1.4.2798.3:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/network-watcher-update?tabs=windows
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/network-watcher-update?tabs=windows

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USCWE-59US

affected products (13)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Azure DevOps Server 2022.0.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:azure_devops_server:2022.0.1
Microsoft Azure HDInsightall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:azure:hdinsight
Microsoft Azure Identity SDK for .NETall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:azure:identity_sdk_for_.net
Microsoft Azure Identity SDK for Javaall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:azure:identity_sdk_for_java
Microsoft Azure Identity SDK for JavaScriptall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:azure:identity_sdk_for_javascript
Microsoft Azure Identity SDK for Pythonall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:azure:identity_sdk_for_python
Microsoft Azure Network Watcher VM Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:azure:network_watcher_vm_extension
Microsoft Azure RTOS GUIX Studioall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:azure_rtos:guix_studio
Microsoft Azure RTOS GUIX Studio Installer Applicationall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:azure_rtos:guix_studio_installer_application
Microsoft Azure Network Watcher VM Extension1.0.0.0 → 1.4.2798.3enisa_euvdEU
Azure Network Watcher VM Extensionall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Azure Network Watcher VM Extension< 1.4.2798.3msrc_csafUS
microsoft azure network watcher< 1.4.2798.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_network_watcher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-2612Microsoft Azure: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-10-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure DevOps Server und Microsoft Azure RTOS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen und beliebigen Code zur Ausführung zu bringen.
msrc_CVE-2023-36737Azure Network Watcher VM Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2023-10-10csaf · msrc_csafUS
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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund msrc_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-10-10modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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