High severity · published Oct 13, 2017
CVE-2017-11825
Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the…
7.8
CVSS
22.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Office handles files in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution 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)22.9% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2016 · source: NVD
OF
Office For Mac · Microsoft
2016 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11825
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11825
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101124
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039539
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11825
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