CVE-2015-1770
Actively exploited. CVE-2015-1770 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-28) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Microsoft Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft Office allows remote code execution via a crafted Office document.
- Who is affected
- Users opening crafted Office documents.
- Urgency
- Critical urgency for remediation due to active exploitation.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates for Microsoft Office.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2015-1770: Microsoft Office Uninitialized Memory Use Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-28
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