CVE-2023-21741Network attack vector

Authenticated memory disclosure via out-of-bounds read

Published Jan 10, 2023 · Updated Jan 1, 2025

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Visio allows remote authenticated users to disclose sensitive process memory via unspecified input. Microsoft has not published the affected parser or routine, the input field that crosses a boundary, or how returned memory reaches the attacker. Low-privileged network access is required; the documented outcome is memory disclosure with a possible service interruption, not data modification.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability1.79%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Visio allows remote authenticated users to disclose sensitive process memory via unspecified input. Microsoft has not published the affected parser or routine, the input field that crosses a boundary, or how returned memory reaches the attacker. Low-privileged network access is required; the documented outcome is memory disclosure with a possible service interruption, not data modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-21741
Published
Jan 10, 2023
Updated
Jan 1, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Visio 2013
Classifications
CWE-125
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=15.0.1 <15.0.5519.1000

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Visio 2013version=15.0.1 <15.0.5519.1000
Microsoft · Microsoft Visio 2016version=16.0.1 <16.0.5378.1000
Microsoft · Microsoft Office 2019version=19.0.0 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC 2021version=16.0.1 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft · Microsoft 365 Apps for enterpriseversion=16.0.1 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

Published CVSS scores

7.1Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

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