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CVE-2016-7193

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2016-10-14 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability — Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

Added to KEV: 2022-03-03
Remediation due: 2022-03-24
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7193

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2016-10-14
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Word 2007 SP2, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, and Office Online Server allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected configurations

• microsoft office 2007 • microsoft office 2010 • microsoft office 2016 • microsoft office compatibility pack • microsoft word 2010 • microsoft word 2011 • microsoft word 2013 • microsoft word 2016 • microsoft word viewer

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References