Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HOCH 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2017-0199 · Published 12/04/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 03/11/2021. Patch affected systems as an emergency. It is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
office microsoft	`= 2007= 2010= 2013= 2016`	No fix yet
intellispace portal philips	`= 7.0= 8.0`	No fix yet

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."

References

rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.html · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/97498 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id/1038224 · Broken Link
blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document · Exploit
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02 · Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199 · Patch
exploit-db.com/exploits/41894 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/41934 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/42995 · Third Party Advisory
fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.html · Broken Link
mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability · Exploit
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2017-0199

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