Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2, Outlook 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, and Outlook 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands, due to how Microsoft Office handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-11774 is rated Critical Active Threat (91.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 85.57%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2021-11-03) affecting Microsoft / Office. a weakness (CWE-119) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.
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: Microsoft Office Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail
: 2021-11-03
: 2022-05-03
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-04-23 | 84.64% | 85.57% | +0.93% |
| 2 | 2026-03-23 | 82.85% | 84.64% | +1.79% |
| 3 | 2025-11-20 | — | 82.85% | — |
Full EPSS history (35 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | outlook | 2010 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | outlook | 2013 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2013:sp1:*:*:-:*:*:* |
| microsoft | outlook | 2013 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* |
| microsoft | outlook | 2016 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101098 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039542 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11774 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://sensepost.com/blog/2017/outlook-home-page-another-ruler-vector/ | Exploit |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-11774 | US Government Resource |