CVE-2023-36761
Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 October 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 19.57% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 12 September 2023 · due 3 October 2023
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/365 apps · microsoft/office · microsoft/office long term servicing channel · microsoft/word
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 19.6% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36761; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36761
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36761Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36761Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36761US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.