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CVE-2023-36761

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

6.5 MediumIn KEV

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

19.6%Up 19.1 points since Sep 13, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2023-36761
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40704 6.5

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Record
EUVD-2023-40704
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4w9h-xcp4-6v33 6.2

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Record
GHSA-4w9h-xcp4-6v33
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-668
Updated
2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft Word contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for information disclosure.

Record
CVE-2023-36761
Weakness
CWE-668
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.5

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2023-36761
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
exploitation
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-36761 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Microsoft Word, published September 12, 2023. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since September 12, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since September 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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