CVE-2017-11825

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Published Oct 13, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 22.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Office handles files in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016::::click-to-run:::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_for_mac:2016:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 22.9% (22.899% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101124
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039539
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11825

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Office For Mac

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:09 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Oct 13, 2017, 1:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:09 AM
Reserved: Jul 31, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 13, 2017, 1:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:02 AM

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