Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Office - CVE-2023-36765
Published: September 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80724
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36765
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Microsoft Office, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36765
Install updates from vendor's website.