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FKIE_CVE-2016-7262

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-12-20 06:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:52
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94660Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94660Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148Patch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7262US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft excel 2007
microsoft excel 2010
microsoft excel 2013
microsoft excel 2013
microsoft excel 2016
microsoft excel_viewer -
microsoft office_compatibility_pack -
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