First published: Fri Oct 13 2017(Updated: )
Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Office handles files in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Office | =2016 | |
Microsoft Office for Mac OS X | =2016 |
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CVE-2017-11825 is rated as critical due to its potential for remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2017-11825, ensure that you apply the latest security updates for Microsoft Office 2016.
Exploiting CVE-2017-11825 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the logged-in user.
CVE-2017-11825 affects Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac.
Yes, there have been indications of active exploitation of CVE-2017-11825 in the wild.