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CVE-2015-1641

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers…

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Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.7/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 97.25%: +0.49

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Sophos
Press · 15 May 2020, 07:00 · Top 10 most exploited vulnerabilities list released by FBI, DHS CISA - Sophos
Bitdefender
Press · 13 May 2020, 07:00 · U.S Government Lists CVEs Most Exploited by Foreign Cyber Adversaries - Bitdefender
Bitdefender
Press · 13 May 2020, 07:00 · U.S Government Lists CVEs Most Exploited by Foreign Cyber Adversaries - Bitdefender
Homeland Security Today
Press · 12 May 2020, 07:00 · Top 10 Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities - Homeland Security Today
CrowdStrike
Press · 01 Aug 2018, 07:00 · Arrests Put New Focus on CARBON SPIDER Adversary Group - CrowdStrike
See all 11 source documents
Unit 42
Press · 28 Sep 2017, 07:00 · Threat Actors Target Government of Belarus Using CMSTAR Trojan - Unit 42
Help Net Security
Press · 08 Feb 2017, 08:00 · AKBuilder: A builder for exploit-laden Word documents - Help Net Security
The Citizen Lab
Press · 17 Nov 2016, 08:00 · It’s Parliamentary: KeyBoy and the Targeting of the Tibetan Community - The Citizen Lab
Unit 42
Press · 14 Jun 2016, 07:00 · New Sofacy Attacks Against US Government Agency - Unit 42
Google Cloud
Press · 20 May 2016, 07:00 · How RTF malware evades static signature-based detection - Google Cloud
Hackread
Press · 08 Feb 2016, 08:00 · New Malware Targets Skype Users, Saves Screenshots, Records Conversations - Hackread

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.7 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 97.2%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:39.719437+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
14 Apr 2015, 20:00
First press mention
08 Feb 2016, 08:00
Latest press mention
15 May 2020, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57