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TI-2024-29228 Aliases CVE-2024-43600GHSA-5ggf-wr65-v75x

Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Priority LOW 39CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Microsoft. Impact type from Microsoft.

Summary

Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01235 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft: 1 update

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201616.0.0 to before 16.0.5478.100016.0.5478.1000Patch availableCNA
  • Microsoft Office 2016 VendorMicrosoft Affected 16.0.0 to before 16.0.5478.1000 Fixed in 16.0.5478.1000 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:-:*:-:*:*:*2016VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:-:*:-:*:*:* Versions 2016 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

Microsoft 1 update

  • KB5002661
    Security Update
    • Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition) 16.0.5478.1000
    • Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition) 16.0.5478.1000
    • Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition) 16.0.5478.1000
    • Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition) 16.0.5478.1000

Vendor assessments

Microsoft

Microsoft's page for this CVE →

Impact
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited
No
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
ProductStatusPlan or fix
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)Fixed 16.0.5478.1004 · Security Update
Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)Fixed 16.0.5478.1004 · Security Update
Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)Fixed 16.0.5478.1004 · Security Update

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43600
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5ggf-wr65-v75x

References

Patch 1

  • 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

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