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CVE-2017-0281

33
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0281 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple Microsoft Office products, SharePoint, and Skype for Business. The flaw stems from improper handling of objects in memory, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) but leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high risk score and EPSS percentile, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2013CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2016CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2016CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1483 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (19)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Online Server 2016
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Project Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit edition)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Skype for Business 2016 (32-bit)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Skype for Business 2016 (64-bit)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-May/CVE-2017-0281Important

Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

May 9, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0281
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98297
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry