Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2023-33158

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Office 2019 For Mac
Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise
Microsoft Office Ltsc For Mac 2021
Microsoft Office Ltsc 2021
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 July 2023

Summary

A vulnerability in Microsoft Excel allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. By crafting a malicious Excel file and enticing a user to open it, an attacker can exploit this loophole to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user. Users are urged to update their Excel applications to mitigate the risk posed by this vulnerability. For more detail, visit the Microsoft advisory.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 32-bit Systems 16.0.1

Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Unknown 16.0.0 < 16.75.23070901

Microsoft Office for Universal Unknown 16.0.1 < 16.0.14326.21502

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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