CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed active exploitation.
Listed in CISA's catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: attackers are using it in real attacks. Patch it with priority.
- Name
- Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0261 and CVE-2017-0281.
Affected products
microsoft: office
References5
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-… PatchVendor Advisory
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-… PatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98279 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98279 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=… US Government Resource
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
- 81% percentile: 100 · as of 8 November 2026
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