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Published advisory · CVE-2023-36766

CVE-2023-36766 - Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published 12 September 2023 Rocco Calvi

CVSS v3 base score 7.8High severity AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability analysis

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Microsoft Excel. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of Excel files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the current process.

Disclosure timeline

2023-09-12Coordinated public release of advisory

References

Microsoft Security Advisory