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CVE-2017-0262

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

High7.8Known exploitedEPSS 81.0%
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-2017-0261 and CVE-2017-0281.

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

Added
10 Feb 2022
Fix due (US federal)
10 Aug 2022
Used by ransomware
Not known

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Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-0262, 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)
81.0% · 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

  • Remote Code Execution
  • CWE-noinfo Not enough information

Affected products

  • Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Office

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

References (3)

Sources

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Record last updated .