Microsoft OneNote Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 31CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Microsoft OneNote Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00882 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft OneNote for Android (Microsoft): 16.0.16026.20158
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Microsoft OneNote for Android (Microsoft) Fixed in 16.0.16026.20158
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft OneNote for Android | Fixed | 16.0.16026.20158 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-21721
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-554f-p6jr-9fv8
References
More Microsoft Onenote vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2004-00171 Buffer overflow in the JPEG (JPG) parsing engine in the Microsoft Graphic Device… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2014-02260 Microsoft OneNote 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-06045 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office when the software fails… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-02200 Microsoft Access 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, InfoPath 2007 SP3, OneNote 2007 SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-03756 Unspecified vulnerability in PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2000, Office 2002, Office… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-21721 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-21721 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-554f-p6jr-9fv8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-21721 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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