CVE-2017-0243
Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8570.
- 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
- 21.47% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/business productivity servers · microsoft/office · microsoft/web applications
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 20.1% on 21 September 2026 to 21.5% 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/99446Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0243Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99446Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0243Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.