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CVE-2016-3235
Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library…
High7.8Known exploitedEPSS 43.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability.
- Added
- 3 Nov 2021
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 43.3% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- n/a
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MS16-070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 20160615 Microsoft Visio multiple DLL side loading vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1036093 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160615 Microsoft Visio multiple DLL side loading vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .