CVE-2016-7228
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.3%, higher than 98% 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, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 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
- 28.28% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/excel · microsoft/excel for mac · microsoft/office compatibility pack
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 23.3% on 21 September 2026 to 28.3% on 27 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/93994
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93994
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.