CVE-2017-8501
Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.5%, 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 Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8502.
- 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
- 22.50% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/excel · microsoft/excel viewer · microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/office online server · microsoft/sharepoint server
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 19.7% on 21 September 2026 to 22.5% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 23.3% on 22 September 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/99441Third 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-2017-8501Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99441Third 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-2017-8501Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.