CVE-2016-7266

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
16.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: December 20, 2016 (3433 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel 2016 for Mac mishandle a registry check, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-20

Affected Products

microsoft excelmicrosoft excel for macmicrosoft excel viewermicrosoft office compatibility pack

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com