# CVE-2016-7262

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted cell that is mishandled upon a click, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2016-7262
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03; CISA due date 2022-03-24
- EPSS: 58.84% (percentile 99.1)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-10)
- Published: 2016-12-20

## Affected

- microsoft:excel
- microsoft:excel_viewer
- microsoft:office_compatibility_pack

## References

- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94660
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7262

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