CVE-2016-7262: Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03. EPSS: 57.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel: version 2007 only; version 2010 only; version 2013 only; version 2016 only
• Microsoft Excel Viewer: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: affected versions not specified

Published 2016-12-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.