CVE-2016-7275 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, and 2016, stemming from improper library loading (DLL side-loading). With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by executing a crafted application, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common repositories like Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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