CVE-2023-36009

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.23% (69th) EPSS

CVSS 5.5 · medium

Is it mine?

36 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systemsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systemsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5426.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002520
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002520
FixedMicrosoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5426.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002520
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002520
FixedMicrosoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021msrc_csaf
16.80.23121017:Security Update:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=831049
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=831049

cvss

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

5.5

010

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

v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-200US

affected products (36)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft 365 Appsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:365_apps:-
Microsoft Office 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2016:-
Microsoft Office 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2019:-
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:ltsc_2021
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:ltsc_for_mac_2021
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Office 201616.0.0 → 16.0.5426.1000enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Office 201919.0.0 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 202116.0.1 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 202116.0.1 → 16.80.23121017enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterpriseall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office 2016all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office 2019all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office LTSC 2021all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systemsall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems< https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systemsall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems< https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)all versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)< 16.0.5426.1000msrc_csafUS

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-3138Microsoft Office Produkte: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-12-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Microsoft Office Produkten ausnutzen, um falsche Informationen darzustellen und um Informationen offenzulegen.
msrc_CVE-2023-36009Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability2023-12-12csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-12-12modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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