Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-21715
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-02-14 20:15:14 UTC
Updated2026-08-19 17:18:12 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.120110000 probability, percentile 0.958020000 (date 2026-08-24)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-02-14; due 2023-03-07; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-863 | Security Feature Bypass | CWE-863 CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductOffice
NameMicrosoft Office Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21715

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft 365 Apps - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise affected 16.0.1 https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2023-02-14T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2023-21715 added to CISA KEV

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 110426 Microsoft Office Security Update for February 2023

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