CVE-2016-7262
Actively exploited. CVE-2016-7262 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly handles input. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary commands.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A security feature bypass vulnerability allows arbitrary command execution due to improper input handling.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Office.
- Urgency
- Urgent remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical in severity.
- Action
- Update Microsoft Office to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2016-7262: Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-03
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