Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2023-21736

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise
Microsoft Office Ltsc 2021
Microsoft Visio 2013 Service Pack 1
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2023

Summary

A vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio allows remote code execution, potentially enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system of an unsuspecting user. Exploitation of this vulnerability can occur when a user opens a specially crafted file in Visio, thereby triggering the execution of malicious code that can lead to unauthorized access and control over the user's system.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 32-bit Systems 16.0.1

Microsoft Office 2019 32-bit Systems 19.0.0

Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 x64-based Systems 16.0.1

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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