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CVE-2023-36897: Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-08-08 · updated 2026-08-10
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Spoofing Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft 365 Apps: all versions
• Microsoft Office: 2019
• Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021: 2021
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime: all versions
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8): from 15.0 before 15.9.56 — fixed in 15.9.56
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019: from 16.0 before 16.11.29 — fixed in 16.11.29
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.2.0 before 17.2.18; from 17.4.0 before 17.4.10; from 17.6.0 before 17.6.6 — fixed in 17.2.18, 17.4.10, 17.6.6
• Microsoft 365 Apps: from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
• Microsoft Office LTSC 2021: from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10): from 16.11.0 before 16.11.29 — fixed in 16.11.29
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2: from 17.2.0 before 17.2.18 — fixed in 17.2.18
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4: from 17.4.0 before 17.4.10 — fixed in 17.4.10
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6: from 17.6.0 before 17.6.6 — fixed in 17.6.6
• Microsoft Office: from 19.0.0 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.60910 — fixed in 10.0.60910
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8): from 15.9.0 before 15.9.56 — fixed in 15.9.56

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) 15.9.56; Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 16.11.29; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.2.18, 17.4.10, 17.6.6; Microsoft 365 Apps https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) 16.11.29; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 17.2.18; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 17.4.10; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 17.6.6; Microsoft Office https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime 10.0.60910; Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) 15.9.56. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36897
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36897

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