Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7262, Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly handles input. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary commands.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by March 24, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.