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CVE-2023-36569:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-36569) was disclosed on October 10, 2023. The vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft Office products including Microsoft 365 Apps Enterprise, Office 2019, and Office Long Term Servicing Channel 2021 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction, and potentially resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve elevation of privilege on affected systems. The high CVSS score indicates potential severe impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability if successfully exploited (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the latest security updates through the Microsoft update mechanism (Microsoft Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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