CVE-2017-8502

HIGH

Microsoft Excel - Remote Code Execution via Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-8502. PoCs published by yongchuank.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a reference to an advisory for CVE-2017-8502, which involves an out-of-bounds vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Protected View. The advisory link provides technical details about the vulnerability.

Description

Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8501.

Exploits (1)

gitlab WRITEUP
by yongchuank · poc
https://gitlab.com/yongchuank/cve-2017-8502-msexcel-protected-view-0E1200-oob

This repository contains a reference to an advisory for CVE-2017-8502, which involves an out-of-bounds vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Protected View. The advisory link provides technical details about the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Excel (Protected View)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Malicious Excel file with crafted data
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 23, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99442

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.2314
EPSS Percentile 97.5%
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-119
Status published
Products (4)
microsoft/excel 2010 sp2
microsoft/excel 2013 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/excel 2016
Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Excel 2010 SP2, Microsoft Excel 2013 SP1, and Microsoft Excel 2016. Microsoft Office
Published Jul 11, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026