{
    "id": "CVE-2016-7262",
    "published": "2016-12-20 06:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:52:53",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "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.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.57733",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99058",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-03-24",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:20:50",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-03-24."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "excel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "excel_viewer"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "office_compatibility_pack"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2016-7262",
        "date_added": "2022-03-03",
        "due_date": "2022-03-24",
        "vendor": "Microsoft",
        "product": "Excel",
        "name": "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94660",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94660",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7262"
    ]
}