CVE-2017-0261 kev in the critical feed json
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly…
published 2017-05-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-0617
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-03-03
- epss
- 78.1%
- EPSS 78.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- 0-day patched (Project Zero)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-03-24 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Microsoft, Office
- CISA name
- Microsoft Office Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Zero-day
Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.
- Patched
- 2017-05-09
- Details
- project zero tracker
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
78.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Office
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/98104
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1038444
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0261
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-0261
- NVD CVE-2017-0261
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