{
  "cveId": "CVE-2016-7267",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7267",
  "summary": "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.",
  "title": "Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability",
  "description": "\u003Cp\u003EA 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.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo 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.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Excel handles the parsing of file formats.\u003C/p\u003E",
  "published": "2016-12-13T08:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Moderate",
  "epss": 0.19975,
  "epssPercentile": 0.97448,
  "priority": "Urgent",
  "priorityTier": 2,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "exploitabilityAssessment": "Exploitation More Likely",
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7267",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3128037",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3128037",
      "released": "2016-12-13T08:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3128037",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3128037",
      "released": "2016-12-13T08:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3128008",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3128008",
      "released": "2016-12-13T08:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3128008",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3128008",
      "released": "2016-12-13T08:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3128008",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3128008",
      "released": "2016-12-13T08:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3128016",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3128016",
      "released": "2016-12-13T08:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB3128016",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb3128016",
      "released": "2016-12-13T08:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T06:34:28Z"
}