CVE-2017-0261
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Use-after-free · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
7.8CVSS HIGH exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-03-03. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-03-24.
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-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)78%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261 ↗