CVE-2023-23396

Microsoft Excel Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Published Mar 14, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Excel Denial of Service Vulnerability

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Microsoft Office Online Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`16.0.1`	affected	< 16.0.10396.20000

Microsoft

Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`15.0.1`	affected	< 15.0.5537.1000

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps_server:2013:sp1::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27496	Microsoft Excel Denial of Service Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.8% (3.829% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23396

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Online Server Office Web Apps Server

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 28, 2025, 8:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Mar 14, 2023, 4:55 PM
Updated: Feb 28, 2025, 8:05 PM
Reserved: Jan 11, 2023, 10:08 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:28 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:28 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 14, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:37 AM

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Red Hat No data

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