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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-8501

CVE-2017-8501 is listed by Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory…

Published Jul 11, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2017-8501 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run the affected product.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
22.50%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/excel · cpe microsoft/excel viewer

CVE-2017-8501 is listed by Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerab.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/excel2007
  • cpe microsoft/excel2010
  • cpe microsoft/excel2013
  • cpe microsoft/excel2016
  • cpe microsoft/excel viewer2007

How to fix CVE-2017-8501

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-8501 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run the affected product.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/excel viewer 2007. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 22.50%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 11, 2017 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    CVE-2017-8501 is listed by Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerab.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    CVE-2017-8501 is listed by Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerab.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-8501

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2017-8501

    Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8502.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 1, 2026