CVE-2016-0122
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 38.75% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 14 April 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/excel · microsoft/excel viewer · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/word for mac
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 31.1% on 21 September 2026 to 38.8% on 4 November 2026, peaking at 41.1% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035525
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-042
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39694/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035525
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-042
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39694/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.