CVE-2016-3313
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, and 2016, Word 2016 for Mac, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 49.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, and 2016, Word 2016 for Mac, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, 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
- 49.83% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 August 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/word for mac · microsoft/word viewer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 39.6% on 21 September 2026 to 49.8% on 26 October 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.securityfocus.com/bid/92289
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036559
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-099
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40224/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92289
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036559
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-099
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40224/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.