Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2015-2545

Microsoft Office Malformed EPS File Vulnerability

Published Sep 8, 2015 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Microsoft Office

Patch now

CVE-2015-2545 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Office against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
85.94%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe microsoft/office · vendor Microsoft Office · vendor n/a n/a

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS image, aka "Microsoft Office Malformed EPS File Vulnerability."

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  • cpe microsoft/office2007
  • cpe microsoft/office2010
  • cpe microsoft/office2013
  • cpe microsoft/office2016
  • vendor Microsoft Officeversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-2545

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2015-2545 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Office against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 85.94%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 8, 2015 · Catalog

    Detected

    Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS image, aka "Microsoft Office Malformed EPS File Vulnerability."

  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 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS image, aka "Microsoft Office Malformed EPS File Vulnerability."

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-2545

    Microsoft Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS image.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-2545

    Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS image, aka "Microsoft Office Malformed EPS File Vulnerability."

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-2545

    30-day exploitation probability 85.9%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-2545

    Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS image, aka "Microsoft Office Malformed EPS File Vulnerability."

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-2545

    Microsoft Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted EPS image.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.