CVE-2016-7266 (GCVE-0-2016-7266)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-12-20 05:54
Modified
2024-08-06 01:57
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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."
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