CVE-2023-21715 (GCVE-0-2023-21715)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-14 19:33 – Updated: 2026-08-19 16:27Title
Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-04 16:09 UTC
CWE
- Security Feature Bypass
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabi… | vendor-advisorypatch |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise |
Affected:
16.0.1 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
Date Public
2023-02-14 08:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 35301267-8e26-4cd8-bd68-5a22d3756101
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-02-14
Asserted: 2023-02-14
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Microsoft Office Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Office | Description: Microsoft Office Publisher contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows for a local, authenticated attack on a targeted system. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2023-03-07 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21715
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-863 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Office |
| Due Date | 2023-03-07 |
| Date Added | 2023-02-14 |
| Vendorproject | Microsoft |
| Vulnerabilityname | Microsoft Office Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:27 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 907687fe-e26a-4075-a817-4e43eafda217
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-02-14
Asserted: 2023-02-14
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | CVSS: 7.3 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
| Product | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise |
| Added Date | 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 7.3 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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