CVE-2023-36568 Microsoft Office Click-To-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a symlink vulnerability in Microsoft Office Click-to-Run to elevate privileges on the local system.
- 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-2023-36568?
CVE-2023-36568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, 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 Click-To-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36568?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36568?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-36568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365 Apps
- CVE-2024-21413 Microsoft Outlook Improper Input Validation
- CVE-2023-23397 Microsoft Office Outlook Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2024-38189 Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-35311 Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2026-21514 Microsoft Office Word Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wg3r-r65c-g2p5.