A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office…

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8509, CVE-2017-8510, CVE-2017-8512, CVE-2017-0260, and CVE-2017-8506.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

20.6% · top 2.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• Remote Code Execution

Affected products

• Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Office

  • affected Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office Online Server 2016, Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 2011, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1, and Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016.

References (2)

• 98815 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8511 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2017-8511](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2017-8511.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2017-8511)

Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 16:41 UTC.