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CVE-2017-0199: Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
• EPSS: 99.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2007-sp3, 2010-sp2, 2013-sp1, 2016
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Philips IntelliSpace Portal: 7.0, 8.0
• Microsoft Corporation Office/WordPad: 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, and Windows 8.1

References

• http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224
• https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/
• https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.html
• https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/
• http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.html

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