CVE-2023-36761

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-09-12. Federal remediation due 2023-10-03.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

18.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 97.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-09-12 16:58Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-30 18:18Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-06-27

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

635baec44839a76de45be28d5dc61986a0fb6a0cd76680c2b785e7dd9029e8b2

• msrc.microsoft.comMicrosoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36761vendor-advisory
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36761government-resource