CVE-2017-0019
Microsoft Word 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Word 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0006, CVE-2017-0020, CVE-2017-0030, CVE-2017-0031, CVE-2017-0052, and CVE-2017-0053.
- 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
- 16.61% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/word
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 17.9% on 21 September 2026 to 16.6% 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/96042Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038010
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0019Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96042Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038010
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0019Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.