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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-21736
CVE-2023-21736:
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Overview
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-21736) was disclosed on January 10, 2023. This security vulnerability affects Microsoft Office Visio software (CVE Mitre, Rapid7).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.0 with the vector (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), indicating a high severity issue requiring local access and medium attack complexity (Rapid7).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (Microsoft Support).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The patches are available through Microsoft Update, Microsoft Update Catalog, and as standalone packages for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Visio 2016 (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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