01 Record

CVE-2017-0199

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote

HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft

CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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02 Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03. Known ransomware campaign use: reported by CISA.

SSVC decision

ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

99.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 99.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published: 2017-04-12 14:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated: 2025-10-21 23:55Z1 YR AGO
Reserved: 2016-09-09
Assigning CNA: microsoft
Record state: PUBLISHED
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: No CWE assigned
Data version: 5.1
Document digest: d49676f5c60ab36c5c421745fca2e2d4f5f30aca1e15677615874e72389c64f3

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

Microsoft CorporationOffice/WordPadOffice 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8.1—

06 References

www.securityfocus.com97498http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
blog.nviso.behttps://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/x_refsource_MISC
rewtin.blogspot.nlhttp://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.htmlx_refsource_MISC
www.exploit-db.com41894https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
www.fireeye.comhttps://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.htmlx_refsource_MISC
portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199x_refsource_CONFIRM
ics-cert.us-cert.govhttps://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02x_refsource_MISC
www.mdsec.co.ukhttps://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/x_refsource_MISC
www.exploit-db.com41934https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
www.exploit-db.com42995https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
www.securitytracker.com1038224http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0199government-resource