VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-0261

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability78.13%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2017-05-12

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Office Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Office

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-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.

Weakness classification

CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references

secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource