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CVE-2024-43609: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-43609gcvecve-2024-43609cwe-200
Published: Tue Oct 08 2024 (10/08/2024, 17:35:34 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

Description

CVE-2024-43609 is a medium severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, identified as an exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors (CWE-200). It is described as a Microsoft Office spoofing vulnerability affecting version 16. 0. 1. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6. 5, indicating a network attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction is needed. An official fix is available, and the vendor manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/09/2026, 19:42:05 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-43609 is a vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise that allows exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors due to a spoofing issue in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability affects version 16.0.1 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required, but requiring user interaction. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability but has high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has issued an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthorized actors to gain access to sensitive information, potentially leading to information disclosure. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. Exploitation requires user interaction but no privileges or authentication. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available for this vulnerability. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise are updated to the fixed version as per Microsoft's guidance. Check the vendor advisory for the latest patch status and deployment instructions.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2024-08-14T01:08:33.552Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Is Cloud Service
true
Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu

Threat ID: 6a2867288dd33fbd85723249

Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:19:04 PM

Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 7:42:05 PM

Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:00:16 AM

Views: 2

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