Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.14825 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2007 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* | 2010 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* | 2010 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions 2010 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* Versions 2010 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-3233
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jhw-x2w4-9xvv
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Advisory 1
More Microsoft Excel vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-01013 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2009-00222 Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-18725 Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-06250 Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-02984 Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-3233 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-3233 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3jhw-x2w4-9xvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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