CVE-2017-11826: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
High · CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 81.3%, 100th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: microsoft
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Web Applications, Office Web Apps Server 2010 and 2013, Word Viewer, Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016, Word Automation Services, and Office Online Server allow remote code execution when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft Corporation: Microsoft Office
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- 0patch.blogspot.com/2017/11/0patching-pretty-nasty-microsoft-word.html (opens in new tab)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11826 (opens in new tab)
- securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/analyzing-microsoft-office-zero-day-exploit-cve-2017-1182… (opens in new tab)
- www.tarlogic.com/en/blog/exploiting-word-cve-2017-11826/ (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101219 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039541 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)