Microsoft Office Registry Check Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7266 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel 2016 for Mac mishandle a registry check, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted embedded content in a document, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

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