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CVE-2017-0262

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 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-2017-0281.

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.6/10
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: 81.01%: +0.41

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

Sources: 12 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

Qualys
Press · 22 Feb 2022, 08:00 · Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR - Qualys
ZDNET
Press · 05 Sep 2018, 07:00 · New Silence hacking group suspected of having ties to cyber-security industry - ZDNET
Securelist
Press · 20 Feb 2018, 08:00 · A Slice of 2017 Sofacy Activity - Securelist
BleepingComputer
Press · 20 Oct 2017, 07:00 · Russian Cyberspies Are Rushing to Exploit Recent Flash 0-Day Before It Goes Cold - BleepingComputer
Proofpoint
Press · 19 Oct 2017, 07:00 · APT28 racing to exploit CVE-2017-11292 Flash vulnerability before patches are deployed - Proofpoint
See all 12 source documents
Securelist
Press · 08 Aug 2017, 07:00 · APT Trends report Q2 2017 - Securelist
BleepingComputer
Press · 10 May 2017, 07:00 · 3 of 4 Zero-Days Microsoft Patched Yesterday Were Used by Russian Cyberspies - BleepingComputer
TechTarget
Press · 10 May 2017, 07:00 · Windows zero days squashed in May 2017 Patch Tuesday - TechTarget
TechTarget
Press · 10 May 2017, 07:00 · Windows zero days squashed in May 2017 Patch Tuesday - TechTarget
WeLiveSecurity
Press · 09 May 2017, 07:00 · Sednit adds two zero-day exploits using 'Trump's attack on Syria' as a decoy - WeLiveSecurity
Google Cloud
Press · 09 May 2017, 07:00 · EPS Processing Zero-Days Exploited by Multiple Threat Actors - Google Cloud
Cisco Blogs
Press · 14 Feb 2017, 08:00 · Vulnerability Spotlight: Apple Garage Band Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability - Cisco Blogs

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 8.6 (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 81.0%
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 13:57:47.671864+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
14 Feb 2017, 08:00
Published
12 May 2017, 14:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
10 Feb 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
22 Feb 2022, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57