CVE-2016-7266
mediumpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.222 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel 2016 for Mac mishandle a registry check, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft office compatibility packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-148cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148nvd
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