CVE-2015-1641
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 97% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787
Affected products
microsoft: office; microsoft: office compatibility pack; microsoft: office web apps; microsoft: outlook; microsoft: sharepoint server; microsoft: word
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73995 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032104 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73995 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032104 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015… US Government Resource