VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-7291

HIGH 7.1EPSS 22.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word for Mac 2011, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, 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 document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7290.

CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 22.77% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-125
Affected: microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/office web apps · microsoft/sharepoint server · microsoft/word · microsoft/word automation services · microsoft/word for mac
Source: secure@microsoft.com

EPSS trend

EPSS moved from 16.7% on 21 September 2026 to 22.8% 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/94671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.