CVE-2016-7262 is a critical security feature bypass vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Excel, Excel Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when a crafted cell is clicked, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its presence in the KEV catalog. Despite its active exploitation, there are no public Metasploit or ExploitDB modules, though it has garnered some community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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