Microsoft Office Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2023-02-14
• EPSS: 12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 96% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CISA: Microsoft Office Publisher contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows for a local, authenticated attack on a targeted system.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 7 Mar 2023): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

• Patch on msrc.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

• msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21715PatchVendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource