# CVE-2016-3235: Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability

> CVE-2016-3235: Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-3235
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:51Z

- Published: 2016-06-16 01:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55 UTC · Assigner: microsoft
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 43.3%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2021-11-03, federal due date 2022-05-03, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: Office

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3235)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3235)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070)
- [http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32)
- [https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft\_visio\_multiple\_dll\_side\_loading\_vulnerabilities.html](https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-3235 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-3235.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2016-3235 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:01:54.880Z