High severity · published Nov 10, 2016
CVE-2016-7236
Microsoft Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted…
7.8
CVSS
20.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)20.7% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SH
SharePoint · Microsoft
2010 · source: NVD
EX
Excel · Microsoft
2010 · source: NVD
EF
Excel For Mac · Microsoft
2011; 2016 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7236
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7236
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94025
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133
www.verisign.com
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1235
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