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CVE-2023-36766

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 69th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile69th1.2% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix5 products3 fixed builds listed below
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OpenVAS · 3 checks

e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.832285

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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What to do

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  • Microsoft Office 2019Affected: ≥ 19.0.0, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesAffected: ≥ 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for MacAffected: ≥ 16.0.0, < 16.77.23091003Upgrade to: 16.77.23091003Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Office Online ServerAffected: ≥ 16.0.1, < 16.0.10402.20000Upgrade to: 16.0.10402.20000Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseAffected: ≥ 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021Affected: ≥ 16.0.1, < 16.77.23091003Upgrade to: 16.77.23091003Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. 1 more product has version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS69th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

1.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 69th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 1017 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

And 12 more affected products. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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