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CVE-2017-0261

Microsoft Office Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published May 12, 2017 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft office

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.

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Timeline

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  1. May 12, 2017 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Mar 24, 2022

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/office2010
  • cpe microsoft/office2013
  • cpe microsoft/office2016
  • vendor Microsoft Officeversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-0261

    Microsoft Office contains a use-after-free vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-0261

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-0261

    30-day exploitation probability 78.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-0261

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References