Information disclosure in Microsoft products - CVE-2023-36761
Published: September 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80655
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36761
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the application ca reveal sensitive information to a third-party. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open or preview a specially crafted file and obtain NTLM hash of the current account.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36761
Install updates from vendor's website.