CVE-2016-7262

mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.577 · 99 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV

Likely / severe?

57.7% (99th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

14 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2022-03-03remediate by 2022-03-24

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted cell that is mishandled upon a click, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

cvss

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

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

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

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · 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-20US

affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Excel 2016all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Excel Viewerall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3all versionsfstec_bduRU
microsoft excel= 2007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel= 2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel= 2013nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel= 2016nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel viewerall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office compatibility packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (4)

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 2016-12-20modified 2026-06-17

references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-148 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94660 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441 enisa_euvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94660Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148PatchVendor Advisorynvd
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7262US Government Resourcenvd

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