High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-7300

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Auto Updater for Mac allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

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Affected products

Microsoft/Auto Updater For Macllm-fuzzy2 versions
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- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:auto_updater_for_mac:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94784nvdThird 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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