High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2017· Updated Apr 22, 2026

CVE-2017-0261

Description

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.

Affected products

Microsoft/Office3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98104nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038444nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource

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