CVE-2023-36897 Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing Vulnerability
Attackers can spoof Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime components, potentially bypassing security checks in Microsoft Office and Visual Studio environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-36897?
CVE-2023-36897 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, published on 8 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36897?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime, Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-36897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36897 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-8w7q-cfxq-v32g.