Vulnerability CVE-2016-7266
Published: 2016-12-20

Description:
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel 2016 for Mac mishandle a registry check, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Microsoft -> Excel 
Microsoft -> Excel viewer 
Microsoft -> Excel for mac 
Microsoft -> Office compatibility pack 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148
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