Microsoft Office
CVE-2023-36897 — Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing Vulnerability
Executive Summary
None
Overview
6.5
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
None
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Proof-of-Concept
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 7.3
EPSS Score
0.01603
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.72671 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
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Affected Products
12 affected products
| Product | KB Article | Severity | Impact | Restart Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | No |
| Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | No |
| Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | No |
| Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | No |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | No |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | No |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | Release Notes (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | Maybe |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | Release Notes (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | Maybe |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 | Release Notes (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | Maybe |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 | Release Notes (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | Maybe |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 | Release Notes (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | Maybe |
| Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime | 5029497 (Security Update) |
Important | Spoofing | Maybe |
Patches
3 patches
| Article | Type | Restart |
|---|---|---|
Click to Run |
Security Update | No |
Release Notes |
Security Update | Maybe |
5029497 |
Security Update | Maybe |
Known Exploits
No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.
Acknowledgments
Bill Demirkapi with Microsoft
References
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