Vulnerability · Published Nov 14, 2023 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2023-36041Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 56.7% (higher than 99.1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)56.7%top 0.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 | 19.0.0 – before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
| Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | 16.0.1 – before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 | 16.0.1 – before 16.79.23111019 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 | 16.0.1 – before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2016 | 16.0.0.0 – before 16.0.5422.1000 |
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C