Zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Word

Information disclosure
CVE-2023-36761

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2023091249 - Information disclosure in Microsoft Word

Vulnerable component: Microsoft Word

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36761

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the application ca reveal sensitive information to a third-party. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open or preview a specially crafted file and obtain NTLM hash of the current account.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

External links:

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36761

About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.