CVE-2016-3281
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 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
- 20.45% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office web apps · microsoft/sharepoint server · microsoft/word · microsoft/word for mac · microsoft/word rt
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 17.5% on 21 September 2026 to 20.4% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91588
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036274
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036275
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91588
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036274
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036275
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.