CASCACascade Atlas

Evidence dossier

CVE-2023-21715

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

65.2–80.2Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Feb 14, 2023
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
85%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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FIRST EPSS12.11%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 95.7%

Source stateNo scored conflict

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

microsoftoriginal assertion
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Microsoft Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Microsoft Office Publisher Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.121070000000; percentile 0.956900000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
[{"status": "affected", "version": "16.0.1", "lessThan": "https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

7.3
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3
secure@microsoft.comCVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3
microsoftCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.