CVE-2016-7231: Microsoft Excel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 18.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel: version 2007 only
• Microsoft Excel For Mac: version 2011 only
• Microsoft Excel Viewer: any version
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: any version

Published 2016-11-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.