CVE-2016-7266
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel 2016 for Mac mishandle a registry check, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-7266
- Assigner
- secure@microsoft.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-12-20T06:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-12T22:14:30
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7266 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7266 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:21:52 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:32:10 | 2016-12-20T06:59Z | 2016-12-20T06:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:32:10 | 2018-10-12T22:14:30 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:32:10 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |