HIGH
Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Office handles files in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
Published Oct 13, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 22.90%
Description
Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Office handles files in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Affected products
- Vendor Microsoft Corporation Product Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Defaultn/a
- Version Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for MacStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac | n/a |
|
OR
- 2016
- 2016
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
22.90% 0.22899
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.22899
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (34 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 22.90% (0.22899) | 97.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 22.90% (0.22899) | 97.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 17.83% (0.17833) | 97.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 22.90% (0.22899) | 97.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 17.83% (0.17833) | 97.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 22.90% (0.22899) | 97.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 17.83% (0.17833) | 97.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 22.07% (0.22070) | 97.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 17.83% (0.17833) | 97.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.07% (0.22070) | 97.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 32.41% (0.32412) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.04% (0.34044) | 96.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 31.33% (0.31326) | 96.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 40.29% (0.40292) | 96.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 31.33% (0.31326) | 96.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 82.19% (0.82194) | 98.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2024 | 16.28% (0.16278) | 96.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 18.37% (0.18367) | 96.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 14.70% (0.14701) | 95.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 13.11% (0.13107) | 94.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 11.24% (0.11235) | 94.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 7.10% (0.07103) | 93.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 4.33% (0.04327) | 91.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 4.30% (0.04301) | 91.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 3.87% (0.03869) | 90.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 3.57% (0.03567) | 90.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.23% (0.03232) | 89.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 39.32% (0.39320) | 98.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 10, 2022 | 39.32% (0.39320) | 97.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 34.60% (0.34599) | 96.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 17.55% (0.17549) | 91.03th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 17.55% (0.17549) | 90.92th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 17.55% (0.17549) | 97.67th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 17.55% (0.17549) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101124 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039539 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11825 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101124 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039539 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11825 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 13, 2017
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Jul 31, 2017
Link CVE-2017-11825
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a