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CVE-2016-7193 · CVE record: PUBLISHED

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

n/a n/a

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."

Exploitation evidence

Known exploited · CISA KEV listed

Added 2022-03-03. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date: 2022-03-24. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.

KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗

Reported products and versions

n/a / n/a

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: n/a

Fixes and workarounds

No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.

Sources and related reporting

CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON

Observed change timeline

History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.

12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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10 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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09 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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08 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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07 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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07 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed

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06 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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05 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

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03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed

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