Vulnerability details
Advisory: SB2023101036 - Disclosure of NTLM hashes in Microsoft WordPad
Vulnerable component: Windows
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36563
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 - Information exposure
Description:
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to disclosure of NTLM hashes in WordPad. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and gain access to sensitive information.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
External links:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36563