CVE-2023-36569: Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8.4)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2023-Oct
Released
2023-10-10
EPSS Score
0.15% (percentile: 35.3%)

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges. Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability? No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.

Affected Products (6)

Microsoft Office

  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions

Acknowledgments

Luke Papandrea, Microsoft Corporation

Revision History

  • 2023-10-10: Information published.