CVE-2016-7266
Published on: 12/20/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:06 PM UTC
Certain versions of Excel from Microsoft contain the following vulnerability:
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."
- CVE-2016-7266 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
CVSS3 Score: 7.8 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | NONE | REQUIRED | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 6.8 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | MEDIUM | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
PARTIAL | PARTIAL | PARTIAL |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-148 - Critical | Microsoft Docs | docs.microsoft.com text/html |
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Microsoft Office CVE-2016-7266 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry cve.report (archive) text/html |
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Microsoft Office Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Bypass Security, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2007 | sp3 | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2010 | sp2 | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2013 | sp1 | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2013 | sp1 | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2016 | All | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2007 | sp3 | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2010 | sp2 | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2013 | sp1 | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2013 | sp1 | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel | 2016 | All | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel For Mac | 2016 | All | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel For Mac | 2016 | All | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel Viewer | All | All | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Excel Viewer | All | All | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Office Compatibility Pack | All | sp3 | All | All |
Application | Microsoft | Office Compatibility Pack | All | sp3 | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE