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."
Published Dec 20, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 22.16%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 2007
- 2010
- 2013
- 2013
- 2016
- 2016
- n/a
- n/a
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 22.16% (0.22155) | 97.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 22.16% (0.22155) | 97.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 17.44% (0.17439) | 97.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 22.16% (0.22155) | 97.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 17.44% (0.17439) | 96.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 22.16% (0.22155) | 97.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 17.44% (0.17439) | 96.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 22.16% (0.22155) | 97.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 17.44% (0.17439) | 96.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.16% (0.22155) | 97.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.36% (0.16365) | 94.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.73% (0.19728) | 92.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.36% (0.16365) | 94.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00871) | 83.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 0.87% (0.00871) | 82.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2023 | 0.87% (0.00871) | 80.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01216) | 83.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 79.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 25.09% (0.25090) | 96.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 25.09% (0.25090) | 95.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
Change history (0)
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