{"id":"CVE-2016-3235","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3235","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:56:56.544Z","title":"Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability","description":"Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-06-16T01:59:37.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:45:21.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/visio","microsoft/visio viewer"],"epss":{"score":0.43308,"percentile":0.9872,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3235"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2015-12-08","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41706,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Office - OLE Multiple DLL Side Loading Vulnerabilities (MS15-132/MS16-014/MS16-025/MS16-041/MS16-070) (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41706","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/41706.rb","file":"exploits/windows/local/41706.rb","published":"2015-12-08","added":"2017-03-23","updated":"2017-03-23","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-3235","CVE-2016-0100","CVE-2016-0041","CVE-2015-6133","CVE-2015-6132","CVE-2015-6128"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/005d34991b4cdacc4594007ed56e12c669e2758a/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/office_ole_multiple_dll_hijack.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32","tags":["Broken Link","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32","tags":["Broken Link","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3235","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}