CVE-2015-6172: Microsoft Office

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 53.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2016, Word 2013 RT SP1, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted email message processed by Outlook, aka "Microsoft Office RCE Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: version 2010 only
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: any version
• Microsoft Word: version 2007 only; version 2010 only; version 2013 only

Published 2015-12-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.