{"cve":"CVE-2016-3279","nvd":{"published":"2016-07-13T01:59:33.610","modified":"2026-06-17T00:45:24.980","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Word 2016, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XLA file, aka \"Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-254"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91587","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036274","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036275","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-088","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91587"],"products":["microsoft:excel","microsoft:excel_rt","microsoft:office","microsoft:office_web_apps","microsoft:powerpoint","microsoft:powerpoint_rt","microsoft:sharepoint_server","microsoft:word","microsoft:word_rt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:38:51.654415212+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-3279","score":0.16423,"percentile":0.96981,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}