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Microsoft Office: CVE-2017-0199: Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 12, 2017
Added
Jun 20, 2023
Modified
May 29, 2026

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API."

Solution

microsoft-office_2016-kb3178703
Title
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