Description
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted cell that is mishandled upon a click, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Published: 2016-12-20
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 88.2% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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Metrics kev

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ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Excel Viewer Office Compatibility Pack
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:47.352Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7262

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.367Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-12-20T06:59:00.373

Modified: 2026-04-22T16:04:16.823

Link: CVE-2016-7262

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses