Security features bypass in Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Office - CVE-2023-21715
Published: February 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72168
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21715
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error when processing files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, bypass Office macro policies used to block untrusted or malicious files and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Affected software
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2023-21715
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Publisher - update to 16.0.16130.20128