CVE-2017-0262 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office
Published on May 12, 2017
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.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by August 10, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2017-0262 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Products Associated with CVE-2017-0262
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What versions of Office are vulnerable to CVE-2017-0262?
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Microsoft Office Version 2013 sp1
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Microsoft Office Version 2010 sp2
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Microsoft Office Version 2016