During the May Patch Tuesday, Microsoft announced Office for Mac Vulnerabilities CVE-2023-24953 and CVE-2023-29344. Today (16th May), Microsoft announced that they have released a fix for this issue.
Microsoft fixed 3 zero-day vulnerabilities as part of the May patch Tuesday. The Office for Mac fix is released today by the Office team as per the latest notification from MSRC. Recently Microsoft fixed the vulnerabilities in Office applications for Windows devices as well.
The following are the Office for Mac vulnerabilities – Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-24953 and Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-29344. The recommendation is to update the impacted Office for Mac versions immediately.
In our last blog post, we discussed the Easy method to Manage Multiple Profiles in Outlook for Mac and Easy Method To Deploy Microsoft 365 On MacOS using Intune.
The impacted version of Office for Mac?
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac and Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 are the impacted versions of Office for Mac. This is for both the Vulnerabilities CVE-2023-24953 and CVE-2023-29344. You don’t have to worry If you are using a different version of Office application.
| Impacted Versions | Vulnerabilities |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac | VE-2023-24953 and CVE-2023-29344 |
| Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 | VE-2023-24953 and CVE-2023-29344 |
Are the updates for Microsoft Office for Mac currently available?
Yes! The security update for Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac and Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 is available as per the latest update from Microsoft.
FIX Office for Mac Vulnerabilities CVE-2023-24953 and CVE-2023-29344
How to fix Office for Mac Vulnerabilities CVE-2023-24953 and CVE-2023-29344. You can update the impacted Office versions using the following methods.
- Manual – Updates are available from Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU). To use Microsoft AutoUpdate, start an Office application, such as Word, and then choose Help > Check for Updates.
- Automated way using Intune – You can download and deploy the update packages for each application within Office for Mac app suite.
You can check out the following post for more details on step by step process to perform Office for Mac installation and update. Refer to Easy Method to Deploy Microsoft 365 on MacOS using Intune.
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