Live › vulnerability › CVE-2017-0199
Go to dashboardMicrosoft Office and WordPad mishandle specially crafted files, letting an attacker run code on the machine that opens the file. It is listed as actively exploited and tied to ransomware campaigns.
Summary written from the sources below. Check the originals before acting.
First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office and WordPad | vendor | – | – |
Check that Microsoft Office and WordPad are patched via Windows Update or the Microsoft Update Catalog; the sources do not give a specific file or version to inspect.
Apply the Microsoft updates for Office and WordPad per vendor instructions, as CISA requires.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API."
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