CVE-2023-36565 Microsoft Office Graphics Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in Microsoft Office Graphics to elevate privileges on affected systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-36565?
CVE-2023-36565 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot, published on 10 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Office Graphics Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36565?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2023-36565 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36565 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365 Copilot
- CVE-2026-85885 Microsoft 365 Copilot Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-50517 Microsoft M365 Copilot Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-54130 M365 Copilot Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-60724 GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-53766 GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9r67-wf83-q2q5.