Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2023-36025)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1239
Date Published:	23 Nov 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 27 May, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-36025
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 10 1507 x64 Microsoft Windows 10 1507 x86 Microsoft Windows 10 1607 x64 Microsoft Windows 10 1607 x86 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 arm64 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 x64 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 x86 Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 arm64 Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 x64 Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 x86 Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 arm64 Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 x64 Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 x86 Microsoft Windows 11 21h2 arm64 Microsoft Windows 11 21h2 x64 Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 arm64 Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 x64 Microsoft Windows 11 23h2 arm64 Microsoft Windows 11 23h2 x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 sp2 x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Vulnerability Description	A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows SmartScreen. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to bypass security tests and protocols on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2023-36025) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2023-36025)