CVE-2023-36897

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.68% (77th) EPSS

CVSS 6.5 · medium

Is it mine?

83 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing 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 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 Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)msrc_csaf
15.9.56:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releasenotes/vs2017-relnotes
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releasenotes/vs2017-relnotes
FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)msrc_csaf
16.11.29:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/release-notes-v16.11
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/release-notes-v16.11
FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2msrc_csaf
17.2.18:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4msrc_csaf
17.4.10:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6msrc_csaf
17.6.6:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
FixedVisual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtimemsrc_csaf
10.0.60910:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5029497
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5029497

cvss

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

8.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–8.1

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6

v3.18.1highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.2

v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

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

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USCWE-20USCWE-451US

affected products (83)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft 365 Appsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:365_apps:-
Microsoft Excel 2013 RT SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:excel:2013_rt_sp1
Microsoft Excel 2013 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:excel:2013_sp1
Microsoft Excel 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:excel_2016:-
Microsoft Office 2013 RT SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2013_rt:sp1
Microsoft Office 2013 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:2013_sp1
Microsoft Office 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2016:-
Microsoft Office 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2019:-
Microsoft Office 2019 for Macall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2019_for_mac:-
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 Office Online Serverall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_online_server:2016
Microsoft Outlook 2013 RT SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:2013_rt_sp1
Microsoft Outlook 2013 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:outlook:2013_sp1
Microsoft Outlook 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_2016:for_mac
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint:2013_rt_sp1
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint:2013_sp1
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint_2016:-
Microsoft Project 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:project_2016:-
Microsoft Publisher 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:publisher_2016:-

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1999Microsoft Office: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Microsoft Office Produkten ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
msrc_CVE-2023-36897Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing Vulnerability2023-08-08csaf · 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 2023-08-08modified 2026-08-10

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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