CVE-2023-28295: Microsoft Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CVSS Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Category
- Remote Code Execution
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Exploitation Likelihood
- Less Likely
- Patch Tuesday
- 2023-Apr
- Released
- 2023-04-11
- EPSS Score
- 0.48% (percentile: 65.4%)
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?
The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
A user needs to be tricked into running malicious files.
Affected Products (11)
Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Publisher 2016 (64-bit edition)
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Publisher 2013 Service Pack 1 RT
- Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
- Microsoft Publisher 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
- Microsoft Publisher 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Publisher 2016 (32-bit edition)
Security Updates (4)
Acknowledgments
Microsoft Word Team
Revision History
- 2023-04-11: Information published.