# KB5029250: August 2023 cumulative update for Windows Server 2022

KB5029250, released August 8, 2023, fixes 31 CVEs across 2 products. One of them is being exploited (CVE-2023-36884); 1 on CISA KEV. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5029250
- Platform: Microsoft
- Released: Aug 8, 2023
- Priority: Patch now (Closes CVE-2023-36884, exploited (CISA KEV, ransomware))
- CVEs: 31, exploited: 1, on CISA KEV: 1
- Vendor advisory: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5029250

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [Windows Server 2022](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/windows-server-2022.md) |  | 20348.1906 |
| [Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/windows-server-2022-server-core-installation.md) |  | 20348.1906 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Component | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-36884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36884.md) | Patch now | Microsoft Windows Search Component | 7.5 | 0.9944 | CISA KEV, Ransomware, Disclosed |
| [CVE-2023-36900](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36900.md) | Urgent | Windows Common Log File System Driver | 7.8 | 0.1017 | More likely |
| [CVE-2023-35359](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35359.md) | Urgent | Windows Kernel | 7.8 | 0.0989 | More likely |
| [CVE-2023-35382](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35382.md) | Urgent | Windows Kernel | 7.8 | 0.0558 | More likely |
| [CVE-2023-35386](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35386.md) | Urgent | Windows Kernel | 7.8 | 0.0555 | More likely |
| [CVE-2023-35380](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35380.md) | Urgent | Windows Kernel | 7.8 | 0.0358 | More likely |
| [CVE-2023-36910](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36910.md) | Urgent | Windows Message Queuing | 9.8 | 0.0251 |  |
| [CVE-2023-35385](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35385.md) | Urgent | Windows Message Queuing | 9.8 | 0.0249 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36911](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36911.md) | Urgent | Windows Message Queuing | 9.8 | 0.0171 |  |
| [CVE-2023-35384](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35384.md) | Urgent | Windows HTML Platform | 5.4 | 0.0157 | More likely |
| [CVE-2023-35383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35383.md) | High | Windows Message Queuing | 7.5 | 0.0301 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36912](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36912.md) | High | Windows Message Queuing | 7.5 | 0.0207 |  |
| [CVE-2023-38172](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-38172.md) | High | Windows Message Queuing | 7.5 | 0.0197 |  |
| [CVE-2023-35381](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35381.md) | High | Windows Fax and Scan Service | 8.8 | 0.0191 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36903](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36903.md) | High | Windows System Assessment Tool | 7.8 | 0.0163 |  |
| [CVE-2023-38184](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-38184.md) | High | Windows LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol | 7.5 | 0.0146 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36882](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36882.md) | High | Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL | 8.8 | 0.0141 |  |
| [CVE-2023-38186](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-38186.md) | High | Windows Mobile Device Management | 8.8 | 0.0130 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36904](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36904.md) | High | Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver | 7.8 | 0.0058 |  |
| [CVE-2023-35378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35378.md) | High | Windows Projected File System | 7.0 | 0.0035 |  |
| [CVE-2023-20569](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-20569.md) | Routine | Microsoft Windows | 5.6 | 0.0730 |  |
| [CVE-2023-35376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35376.md) | Routine | Windows Message Queuing | 6.5 | 0.0221 |  |
| [CVE-2023-35377](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-35377.md) | Routine | Windows Message Queuing | 6.5 | 0.0221 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36909](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36909.md) | Routine | Windows Message Queuing | 6.5 | 0.0206 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36906](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36906.md) | Routine | Windows Cryptographic Services | 5.5 | 0.0199 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36907](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36907.md) | Routine | Windows Cryptographic Services | 5.5 | 0.0173 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36913](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36913.md) | Routine | Windows Message Queuing | 6.5 | 0.0169 |  |
| [CVE-2023-38254](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-38254.md) | Routine | Windows Message Queuing | 6.5 | 0.0164 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36908](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36908.md) | Routine | Role: Windows Hyper-V | 6.5 | 0.0097 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36889](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36889.md) | Routine | Windows Group Policy | 5.5 | 0.0063 |  |
| [CVE-2023-36914](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-36914.md) | Routine | Windows Smart Card | 5.5 | 0.0058 |  |

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