CVE-2023-23397
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-03-14 16:55
Modified
2025-02-04 18:34
EPSS score ?
93.57% (0.99827)
Summary
Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 Version: 16.0.1   < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
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   Microsoft Microsoft Outlook 2016 Version: 16.0.0.0   < 16.0.5387.1000
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   Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise Version: 16.0.1   < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
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   Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 Version: 19.0.0   < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
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   Microsoft Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 Version: 15.0.0.0   < 15.0.5537.1000
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2023-03-14

Due date: 2023-04-04

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23397, https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2023/03/microsoft-mitigates-outlook-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability/, ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23397

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