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Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple Microsoft Excel Vulnerabilities

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-36041 CVSS:7.8

Microsoft Excel could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVE-2023-36037 CVSS:7.8

Microsoft Excel could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security features to cause an impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Impact

  • Code Execution
  • Security Bypass

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-36041
  • CVE-2023-36037

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.

CVE-2023-36041

CVE-2023-36037

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