CVE-2016-7232 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2007, 2010 SP2, Word for Mac 2011, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 that allows remote code execution via a crafted Office document. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). Despite its high severity and potential impact, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are also minimal, suggesting limited public awareness or active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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.
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.