Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016…
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- 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, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.19282 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
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 · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2007 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2010 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* | 2013 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2016 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2011 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2016 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | 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:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* Versions 2013 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2011 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions 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-2016-7229
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gcx-5wj8-xv2j
References
Advisory 1
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- 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-2016-7229 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7229 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2gcx-5wj8-xv2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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