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CVE-2016-7193: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
• EPSS: 57.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2007-sp3, 2010-sp2, 2016
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: all versions
• Microsoft Word for Android: 2010-sp2, 2011, 2013-sp1, 2016
• Microsoft Word Viewer: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93372
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036984
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-121
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93372
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036984
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-121
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7193

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