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CVE-2023-36563

Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVSS 6.5 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.1/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 6.5: +0.97
  • Fresh EPSS: 20.32%: +0.10

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 9 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Help Net Security
Press · 11 Dec 2024, 08:00 · Microsoft enforces defenses preventing NTLM relay attacks - Help Net Security
SecurityWeek
Press · 10 Dec 2024, 08:00 · Microsoft Rolls Out Default NTLM Relay Attack Mitigations - SecurityWeek
Arctic Wolf
Press · 17 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Recommendations for CVE-2023-35349 & CVE-2023-36434 - Arctic Wolf
Arab Times Kuwait News
Press · 15 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Microsoft unveils new update for Windows operating systems - Arab Times Kuwait News
Computerworld
Press · 13 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Microsoft addresses three zero-days for October’s Patch Tuesday - Computerworld
See all 9 source documents
TechTarget
Press · 11 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Microsoft tackles three zero-days for October Patch Tuesday - TechTarget
Help Net Security
Press · 10 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Microsoft fixes exploited WordPad, Skype for Business zero-days (CVE-2023-36563, CVE-2023-41763) - Help Net Security
BleepingComputer
Press · 10 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Microsoft October 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 104 flaws - BleepingComputer
TechTarget
Press · 10 Oct 2023, 07:00 · Microsoft tackles three zero-days for October Patch Tuesday - TechTarget

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.1 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 6.5; EPSS 20.3%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:56.083638+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
10 Oct 2023, 00:00
First press mention
10 Oct 2023, 07:00
Published
10 Oct 2023, 17:08
Latest press mention
11 Dec 2024, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58