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CVE-2017-0261

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to…

High7.8Known exploitedEPSS 78.1%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
microsoft

Description

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.

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Office Use-After-Free Vulnerability.

Added
3 Mar 2022
Fix due (US federal)
24 Mar 2022
Used by ransomware
Not known

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Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-0261, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
78.1% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (2 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

Affected products

  • Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Office

    • affected Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016

References (4)

Sources

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