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CVE-2017-11825

Published: Oct 13, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
22.1%
Top 2.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Office handles files in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

officemicrosoft
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office for macmicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2016 for MacMicrosoft Corporation
Mixed
Operating Systems / windows
Microsoft Office 2016Microsoft Corp
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
microsoft corporationcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101124
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039539
securitytracker.com
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11825
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 13, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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