CVE-2017-0262

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 12, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:57 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOffice

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 81%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score81.0%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 81.0% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Feb 10, 2022
Remediation Due
Aug 10, 2022
1539 days overdue

Description

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-2017-0261 and CVE-2017-0281.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98279
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0262

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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