ClosedPatched
Microsoft Office: Publisher Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2023-21715)
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Publisher contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows for a local, authenticated attack on a targeted system. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-02-14.
Why this severity: CVSS 7.3 (NVD), actively exploited (CISA KEV)
- Started
- Feb 14, 2023
- Closed
- Feb 14, 2023
Affected
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
Fixed in
- See vendor advisory linked in sources
Timeline1
CISA added CVE-2023-21715 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-03-07).
Advisories3
Notes & caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).
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