Microsoft Excel up to 2021 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Excel up to 2021. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-23399. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel up to 2021 (Spreadsheet Software) and classified as problematic. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/14/2023 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-23399. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (51328). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/11/2023 🔍
03/14/2023 +62 days 🔍
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04/27/2025 +775 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23399 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23399
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223034
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2023 21:03
Updated: 04/27/2025 17:50
Changes: 03/14/2023 21:03 (30), 03/14/2023 21:06 (23), 04/07/2023 16:38 (2), 04/07/2023 16:47 (11), 08/09/2024 23:06 (22), 04/27/2025 17:50 (3)
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