Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-3279
CVE-2016-3279
Description
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Word 2016, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XLA file, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Affected products
14- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint_rt:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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