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CVE-2016-7275

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, and 2016 mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Office

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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