CVE-2016-7300
N/A
Published: December 20, 2016 at 05:54 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAuto Updater for Mac
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Auto Updater for Mac allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94784VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426
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