CVE-2023-36037
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass 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
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-36037- 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
EUVDEUVD-2023-40021
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-40021- 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-h9c7-2v34-m785
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-h9c7-2v34-m785- 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
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-36037- 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36037 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Excel, published November 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.