CVE-2015-1641

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.972 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

97.2% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 9.3 · high

Is it mine?

18 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.8–9.3

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v2.09.3criticalAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Csecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-787USprimaryCWE-399US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Cyberclues/rtf_exploit_extractorScript to extract malicious payload and decoy document from CVE-2015-1641 exploit documentsPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (18)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
microsoft office= 2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office compatibility packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office web apps= 2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office web apps= 2013nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook= 2011nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sharepoint server= 2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sharepoint server= 2013nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word= 2007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word= 2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word= 2011nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word= 2013nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (6)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2015-04-14modified 2026-06-17

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references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-033 cnnvd
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-033Patchcnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73995 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032104 enisa_euvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-033 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73995Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032104Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-033PatchVendor Advisorynvd

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