Used in attacks· fix by 2023-08-01Not scored yet

Microsoft Outlook

CVE-2023-35311

Microsoft Outlook contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass the Microsoft Outlook Security Notice prompt.

What this means for your business

  • It affects Microsoft Outlook. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 11 July 2023.
  • FIRST's prediction model gives it a 16% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 96% of all known flaws.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Microsoft Outlook.
  2. 2If you do, follow CISA's required action below. No patch reference has been published yet.
  3. 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 1 August 2023. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
  4. 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.

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Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

Scoring

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Dates

Published
2023-07-11
Added to KEV
2023-07-11
Remediation due
2023-08-01
Sources
CISA KEV