CVE-2023-36893

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

2.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 81.8% 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

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-10.

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

2023-08-08 17:08Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-10 15:11Z2 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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

d1d27c9721224a038a949f9e4c841f20b0bbc8c8d242d260940d3b0724e3bd9a

• msrc.microsoft.comMicrosoft Outlook Spoofing Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36893vendor-advisorypatch