CVE-2023-36761 (GCVE-0-2023-36761)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-12 16:58
Modified
2025-10-30 18:18
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Summary
Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Impacted products
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 |
Version: 19.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2023-09-12
Due date: 2023-10-03
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36761; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36761
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