CVE-2017-0262

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-2017-0261 and CVE-2017-0281.

Do I need to act?

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64.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 36% 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 (5)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98279
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0262
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98279
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0262
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 26/34 · High
Exposure 9/34 · Low