CVE-2023-23397

criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.972 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUS
grimoire priorityP0 · Act now
Exploitable?
Yes · in the wild
CISA KEV · 29 exploits · PoC
Likely / severe?
97.2% (100th) EPSS
CVSS 9.8 · critical
Is it mine?
38 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · msrc_csaf

added 2023-03-14remediate by 2023-04-04

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-24

Microsoft Office Outlook Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

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ATT&CK techniques

ATT&CK techniques this enables or maps to.

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exploits (29)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (38)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • msrc_CVE-2023-23397Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2023-03-14csaf · msrc_csafUS

    To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

published 2023-03-14modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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