Actively exploited · Published Oct 14, 2016 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2016-7193

High 7.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Office from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 3, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 57.6% (higher than 99.1% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)57.6%top 0.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Mar 3, 2022

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2022.

Official description

Microsoft Word 2007 SP2, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, and Office Online Server allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

93372 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
MS16-121 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
1036984 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7193 government-resource