cve-2023-33161
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-07-11 17:03
Modified
2025-02-28 21:07
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - 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
EPSS score ?
0.64% (0.69222)
Summary
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
References
secure@microsoft.comhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33161Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33161Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Version: 16.0.0   < 16.75.23070901
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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 LTSC for Mac 2021 Version: 16.0.1   < 16.75.23070901
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