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CVE-2016-7266

high · 7.8

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel 2016 for Mac mishandle a registry check, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

7.8
CVSS
22.2%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2016-12-20
Published

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftexcel2007
microsoftexcel2010
microsoftexcel2013
microsoftexcel2013
microsoftexcel2016
microsoftexcel_for_mac2016
microsoftexcel_viewerall versions
microsoftoffice_compatibility_packall versions

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References

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