CVE-2016-0010 is a memory corruption vulnerability in various Microsoft Office products, including Office 2007-2016, Office for Mac 2011-2016, and Word Viewer. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user opens a specially crafted Office document. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, as successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.