Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2017-11826)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-03-03 · CVE-2017-11826
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. CISA added CVE-2017-11826 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 3, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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