CVE-2023-28285
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.8
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-28285- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31992
7.8
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-31992- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jr6j-p82r-r8p6
7.8
Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-jr6j-p82r-r8p6- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-28285- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2305 Build 16.0.16501.20074) 64-bit - Remote Code Execution (RCE) | 2023-07-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28285 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Office, published April 11, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.01%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28285
packetstormsecurity.com/files/173140/Microsoft-365-MSO-2305-Build-16.0.16501.20074-Remote-Code-Execution.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/173127/Microsoft-Office-Remote-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28285
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jr6j-p82r-r8p6