Actively exploited · Published Dec 20, 2016 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2016-7262

High 7.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Excel 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 58.8% (higher than 99.1% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)58.8%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 Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted cell that is mishandled upon a click, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products (as reported)

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

References

MS16-148 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
94660 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
1037441 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7262 government-resource