CVE-2016-7262 (GCVE-0-2016-7262)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-20 05:54 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55
VLAI CISA KEV KEVintel KEV
Summary
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted cell that is mishandled upon a click, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-12-13 00:00
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: cb1e199f-287e-493b-a71c-9d50e720323d

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-7262

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-03-03 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-03
Asserted: 2022-03-03
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Excel | Description: A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly handles input. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary commands. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-03-24 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7262
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-20
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Excel
Due Date 2022-03-24
Date Added 2022-03-03
Vendorproject Microsoft
Vulnerabilityname Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:28 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: dc5c6448-b3a2-45a0-a35e-e1bf29121cf5

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2016-7262

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-03-03 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-03
Asserted: 2022-03-03
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow... | Affected: Microsoft / Excel | CVSS: 7.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow...
Vendor Microsoft
Product Excel
Added Date 2022-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 7.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:47 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:47 UTC
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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