CVE-2023-36761

Microsoft Word: Information Disclosure

As of , CVE-2023-36761 in Microsoft Word is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 12 September 2023
US federal deadline
3 October 202321 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.20Higher than 97% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
No score that dayThe EPSS file of the day CISA listed it has no score for it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: msrc.microsoft.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft Word contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for information disclosure.

CISA's description

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
12 September 2023
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
6.5 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
CWE-668
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Word: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2014-1761Memory CorruptionMicrosoft WordPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.77; verified Exploit-DB entry0.77
CVE-2012-2539Remote Code ExecutionMicrosoft WordPatch this weekEPSS 0.530.53
CVE-2006-2492Malformed Object PointerMicrosoft WordPatch soon0.48

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