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TI-2017-00237 Aliases CVE-2017-0262GHSA-vmqq-f768-gx47

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution…

Priority CRITICAL 93Exploited in the wildPublished · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-02-10CISA due date 2022-08-10
EPSS 0.81005 99th 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
Active
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016—No fix listedCNA
  • Microsoft Office VendorMicrosoft Affected Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*2010 sp2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*2013 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-02-10 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-0262
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vmqq-f768-gx47

References

  • TI-2023-09240 Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01013 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-00335 Command injection in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-00739 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-01588 Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources