What is CVE-2023-36765?

CVE-2023-36765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2019, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-36765?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Microsoft Office 2019

CVE-2023-36765

Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2023-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Office 2019 — versions 19.0.0
Microsoft Office — versions 2019

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36765 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36765?: CVE-2023-36765 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2019, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-36765?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.