Page generated: 11 Nov 2026, 10:12 UTC
CVE-2023-36761
Microsoft Word 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
Sources: 11 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
Rapid7
Press · 13 Feb 2024, 08:00 · Patch Tuesday - February 2024 - Rapid7
Check Point Research
Press · 18 Sep 2023, 07:00 · 18th September – Threat Intelligence Report - Check Point Research
Computerworld
Press · 15 Sep 2023, 07:00 · Critical updates for Microsoft Office and Visual Studio drive September’s Patch Tuesday - Computerworld
Digital Watch Observatory
Press · 14 Sep 2023, 07:00 · Microsoft Word’s zero-day vulnerability could expose passwords to hackers - Digital Watch Observatory
Ars Technica
Press · 13 Sep 2023, 07:00 · With 0-days hitting Chrome, iOS, and dozens more this month, is no software safe? - Ars Technica
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 19.6%
- 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
12 Sep 2023, 00:00
First press mention
12 Sep 2023, 07:00
Published
12 Sep 2023, 16:58
Latest press mention
13 Feb 2024, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58