---
id: "CVE-2016-7193"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2016-7193"]
title: "Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.57582
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "Microsoft Office", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "microsoft-office", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2016-10-14T02:59:38+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2016-7193", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-7193", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7193", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"}]
---

# Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption flaw that lets a crafted file run code on the machine that opens it. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Microsoft Office affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the Microsoft Office updates per vendor instructions (CISA required action). Specific patched build numbers are unknown from these sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2016-7193
- 2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-7193
- 2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7193

## From the sources

Microsoft Word 2007 SP2, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, and Office Online Server allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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