CVE-2016-7193
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
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CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7193
Description
Microsoft Word 2007 SP2, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016, Word for Mac 2011, Word 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Viewer, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, and Office Online Server allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation Context
as of October 14, 2026- CISA added CVE-2016-7193 to the KEV catalog 1,966 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 391 Microsoft entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 166 added in 2022.
- Its current EPSS score (57.6%) is higher than that of 53% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
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