CVE-2016-7266

HIGH

Microsoft Excel 2007-2016 & Compatibility Pack - Remote Code Execution via Embedded Content

Title source: llm

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel 2016 for Mac mishandle a registry check, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.2215

EPSS Percentile 97.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (7)

microsoft/excel 2007 sp3

microsoft/excel 2010 sp2

microsoft/excel 2013 sp1 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/excel 2016

microsoft/excel_for_mac 2016

microsoft/excel_viewer

microsoft/office_compatibility_pack

Published Dec 20, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026