Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft products - CVE-2023-36568
Published: October 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81860
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36568
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 Click-To-Run, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Microsoft Office LTSC
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36568
Install updates from vendor's website.