CVE-2023-36762 — Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.3

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Exploitation Unlikely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Remote Code Execution

Released Sep 12 2023

Last Updated Sep 12 2023

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.01017 — 0.58775 percentile

NVD CVSS 7.3 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

Required

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

Low

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 6.4

EPSS Score

0.01017

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.58775 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

10 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems	`Click to Run (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	No
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems	`Click to Run (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	No
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions	`Click to Run (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	No
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions	`Click to Run (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	No
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac	`Release Notes (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions	`Click to Run (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	No
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions	`Click to Run (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	No
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021	`Release Notes (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 5002494 (Security Update) 5002501 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution 5002453 5002398 Base: 7.3 Temporal: 6.4 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 16.0.5413.1001 16.0.5413.1000 Maybe 5002494 5002501 Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)	`5002497 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)	`5002497 (Security Update)`	Important	Remote Code Execution	Maybe

Patches

3 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`Click to Run`	Security Update	No
`Release Notes`	Security Update	Maybe
`5002497`	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

Dhanesh Kizhakkinan with Mandiant

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD