CVE-2017-0261

high-risk
Published 2017-05-12

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.

Do I need to act?

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92.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 7% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (7)

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98104
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038444
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98104
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038444
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 9/34 · Low