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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Remediation Deadline: Mar 24, 2022

CVE-2016-7262

High
EPSS 87.1%CISA KEV
Microsoft/Excel

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly handles input. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary commands.

EPSS — Exploit Probability

87.1%

Higher than 99.4% of all CVEs

Required Action

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7262

Risk Assessment

HIGH
In CISA KEV
High EPSS

Details

Severity
High
EPSS
87.1%
CISA KEV
Yes
Ransomware
Unknown
Articles
0

Timeline

Published

Mar 3, 2022

Added to KEV

Mar 3, 2022

Remediation Due

Mar 24, 2022

Affected Product

Microsoft

Excel

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