What is CVE-2023-36569?

CVE-2023-36569 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2023-36569 cover?

CVE-2023-36569 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2023-36569. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2023-36569?

CVE-2023-36569 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-36569?

CVE-2023-36569 affects 6 products, including: Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems; Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems; Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions; Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions; Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions; and others — see the full list on the advisory page.

CVE-2023-36569HighCVSS 8.4

Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

October 10, 2023

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

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 products6

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

✅ Remediation

KBClick to Run (Security Update) — fixed build https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36569
referencehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates