PT-2016-7278 · Microsoft · Excel Viewer+4

Published 2016-12-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7266

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Excel versions 2007 SP3 through 2016 Office Compatibility Pack version SP3 Excel Viewer Excel 2016 for Mac

Description A security feature bypass issue exists when Microsoft Office improperly checks registry settings, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document. This could enable user-assisted remote attackers to execute commands.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, update to a version that properly checks registry settings. For Excel 2010 SP2, update to a version that properly checks registry settings. For Excel 2013 SP1 and Excel 2013 RT SP1, update to a version that properly checks registry settings. For Excel 2016, update to a version that properly checks registry settings. For Office Compatibility Pack SP3, update to a version that properly checks registry settings. For Excel Viewer, update to a version that properly checks registry settings. For Excel 2016 for Mac, update to a version that properly checks registry settings.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-7266

Affected Products

Excel 2016 For Mac

Excel Viewer

Office Excel

Office

Office Compatibility Pack

References · 7

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7266 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7266 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7266 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037441 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94662 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-148 · Note