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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2017-0281Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2017-0281Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 9.3NVD-CWE-noinfo

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"

Published: 12 May 2017•Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 09:47 PM IST•Source identifier: secure@microsoft.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
9.3HIGH (raw)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
15.8%0.158
Percentile97th
Weakness type
NVD-CWE-noinfo
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

8 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • microsoft office · 2007; 2010; 2013; 2016; online server 2016; web apps 2010; web apps 2013 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft office online server · 2016 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft office web apps · 2010; 2013 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft project server · 2013 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft sharepoint foundation · 2013 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft sharepoint server · 2010; 2013; 2016 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft skype for business · 2016 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft word · 2016 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched microsoft-enterprise (Affected product: microsoft sharepoint foundation, Vendor: microsoft)

Exposure

  1. Identify affected Microsoft products and compare local builds with the MSRC advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · The MSRC product/build mapping establishes applicability. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review the advisory's documented behavior on matching hosts before selecting a hunt.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Product family alone does not justify a CVE-specific detection. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated KB or mitigation on matching assets.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A post-update inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secure@microsoft.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · Microsoft primary source linked
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
portal.msrc.microsoft.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource record

Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.

Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2017-0281
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2017-0281
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2017-0281"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.