CVE-2023-36767
Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 12, 2023 at 04:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:07 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorOffice365 AppsOffice Long Term Servicing Channel
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
16.0.1 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases16.0.1
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.5589.100016.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.5413.100016.0.0 ≤ v < 16.77.2309100319.0.0 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases2013 sp120162019
Affected range stops below 15.0.5589.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.0.5413.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.77.23091003, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.77.23091003, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
15.0.0 ≤ v < 15.0.5589.100015.0.0
Affected range stops below 15.0.5589.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
16.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.5413.100016.0.0
Affected range stops below 16.0.5413.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.77.23091003, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.77.23091003, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36767SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
4.3MEDIUMmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo
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