CVE-2016-7267

Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7267 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by KB3128037, released December 13, 2016. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
n/a
Moderate
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1998
97th percentile

<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when it improperly handles the parsing of file formats. The security feature bypass by itself does not allow arbitrary code execution. However, to successfully exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to use it in conjunction with another vulnerability, such as a remote code execution vulnerability, to take advantage of the security feature bypass vulnerability and run arbitrary code.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Excel software.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Excel handles the parsing of file formats.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) KB3128037 Dec 13, 2016
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) KB3128037 Dec 13, 2016
Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1 KB3128008 Dec 13, 2016
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) KB3128008 Dec 13, 2016
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) KB3128008 Dec 13, 2016
Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition) KB3128016 Dec 13, 2016
Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition) KB3128016 Dec 13, 2016