Microsoft Office Outlook Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-23397 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-03-14 17:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-03-20 14:00:00 UTC |
| Description | Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.935600000 probability, percentile 0.998330000 (date 2026-04-22)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-03-14; due 2023-04-04; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-294
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Product | Office |
| Name | Microsoft Office Outlook Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Notes | https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23397, https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2023/03/microsoft-mitigates-outlook-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability/, ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23397 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Microsoft | 365 Apps | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office | 2019 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Office | 2021 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Outlook | 2013 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Outlook | 2013 | sp1 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Outlook | 2016 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center | MISC | msrc.microsoft.com | |
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.