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CVE-2023-36563: Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2023-36563
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft WordPad contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for information disclosure.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: WordPadInformation disclosure
What
Microsoft WordPad contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for information disclosure.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft WordPad.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-10-10
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36563

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-36563coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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