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CVE-2017-8570

Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 89.9%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 25 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

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-2017-0243.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
89.89% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 25 February 2022 · due 25 August 2022
Affected
microsoft/office
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8570

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.