CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11884

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Microsoft Excel 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) contains a vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to improper handling of objects in memory.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to an attacker gaining control over the system, posing a serious threat to the organization's data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Microsoft Excel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement appropriate security measures.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Excel 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11882.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS