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CVE-2023-21715

Microsoft Office Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.3EPSS 12.0%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 7 March 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1
7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
12.01% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 14 February 2023 · due 7 March 2023
Weakness
CWE-863
Affected
microsoft/365 apps
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21715

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.