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CVE-2023-36761: Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2023-36761
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 Word contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for information disclosure.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: WordInformation disclosure
What
An unspecified vulnerability allows for information disclosure.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft Word.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and rated critical.
Action
Update to the latest version of Microsoft Word.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-09-12
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36761

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-2023-36761coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Microsoft Word Information

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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