CVE-2017-11826
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.813 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSadded 2022-03-03remediate by 2022-03-24
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.8–9.3
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- thatskriptkid/CVE-2017-11826Exploit for CVE-2017-11826PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (25)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Office≤ 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, Office Online Server.enisa_euvdEU
- microsoft office compatibility packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft office web apps server= 2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft office web apps server= 2013nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft sharepoint enterprise server= 2016nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (6)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101219cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039541cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11826cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101219enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039541enisa_euvd
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/11/0patching-pretty-nasty-microsoft-word.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11826enisa_euvd
- https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/analyzing-microsoft-office-zero-day-exploit-cve-2017-11826-memory-corruption-vulnerability/enisa_euvd
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