High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7266
CVE-2016-7266
Description
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel 2016 for Mac mishandle a registry check, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148nvd
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