# CVE-2017-0199: Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2017-0199: Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2017-0199
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:42Z

- Published: 2017-04-12 14:00 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: 99.5%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2021-11-03, federal due date 2022-05-03, ransomware use: Known

## Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API."

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft Corporation: Office/WordPad

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0199)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0199)
- [http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.html](http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.html)
- [https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/](https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/)
- [https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02](https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02)
- [https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199](https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/)
- [https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199\_useda.html](https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.html)
- [https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/](https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224)

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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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