CVE-2023-36769

Microsoft OneNote Spoofing Vulnerability

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: November 6, 2023 at 10:51 PM UTC
Updated: August 10, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorOffice 2021Office 2019OneNote

Using Microsoft Office 2019 by Microsoft?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Microsoft Office 2019 - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Microsoft OneNote Spoofing Vulnerability

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

19.0.0 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases19.0.0
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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 < 15.0.5579.100016.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.5408.100015.0.016.0.02013 sp1201620192021
Affected range stops below 15.0.5579.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.0.5408.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-290

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card