CVE-2016-7291: Microsoft Office

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 22.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word for Mac 2011, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7290.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: version 2010 only
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Office Web Apps: version 2010 only
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: version 2010 only
• Microsoft Word: version 2007 only; version 2010 only
• Microsoft Word Automation Services: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Word For Mac: version 2011 only

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