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CVE-2023-33137:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-33137) was disclosed on June 13, 2023. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Office, including Office 2013 SP1, Office 2016, Office 2019, and Office Online Server (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as a Double Free vulnerability (CWE-415) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system, potentially gaining the same level of access rights as the logged-in user (Microsoft Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to install the relevant patches through Microsoft Update or download the standalone security updates for their specific Office versions (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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