Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-36045 – Microsoft Office Graphics Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-36045

Microsoft Office could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw in Graphics component. By using a specially crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Impact

• Code Execution

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

• CVE-2023-36045

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

• Microsoft Office 2016 x32
• Microsoft Office 2016 x64
• Microsoft Office 2019 x32
• Microsoft Office 2019 x64
• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise x32
• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise x64
• Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 x32
• Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 x64
• Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021

Remediation

Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches.

Microsoft Security Update Guide