CVE-2017-0281

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Office 2016, Office Online Server 2016, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2,Office Web Apps 2013 SP1, Project Server 2013 SP1, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 SP1, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1, Sharepoint Server 2010 SP2, Word 2016, and Skype for Business 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0261 and CVE-2017-0262.

Published: 2017-05-12 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-0281 is rated High Risk (70.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.33%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +9.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-0281

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-28 34.27% 43.33% +9.06%
2 2025-12-27 43.33% 34.27% -9.06%
3 2025-12-20 — 43.33% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-0281

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-0281

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-0281

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_online_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_web_apps 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_web_apps 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft project_server 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sharepoint_foundation 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sharepoint_server 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sharepoint_server 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft sharepoint_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft skype_for_business 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype_for_business:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-0281

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