CVE-2016-7233
Microsoft Word 2007, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word for Mac 2011, Excel for Mac 2011, Word Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Word 2007, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word for Mac 2011, Excel for Mac 2011, Word Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 22.38% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/excel for mac · microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/office web apps · microsoft/sharepoint server · microsoft/word · microsoft/word automation services · microsoft/word for mac · microsoft/word viewer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 18.2% on 21 September 2026 to 22.4% 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/94031
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1232
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94031
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1232
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.