Vulnerability record

CVE-2017-11826

Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Office, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2022.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsSource
OfficeMicrosoft—KEV
SharePoint ServerMicrosoft2010; 2013NVD
WordMicrosoft2007; 2010; 2013; 2016NVD

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2017-11826 scored CVSS 7.8: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Office systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2017-11826: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for Microsoft Office. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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References