Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."
Published Jun 16, 2016 ·Due May 3, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 43.31%
Description
Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Nov 3, 2021
Patch Due
May 3, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 43.31% (0.43308) | 98.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 43.43% (0.43431) | 98.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 82.09% (0.82095) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 85.60% (0.85598) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 81.94% (0.81938) | 98.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 85.60% (0.85598) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 87.04% (0.87042) | 99.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | 9.66% (0.09658) | 94.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.55% (0.02554) | 89.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 86.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 1.55% (0.01552) | 85.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01431) | 84.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.53% (0.11530) | 95.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.53% (0.11530) | 94.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.53% (0.11530) | 88.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235 | government-resourceUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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