{"cve":"CVE-2016-7266","nvd":{"published":"2016-12-20T06:59:00.497","modified":"2026-06-17T00:52:53.490","status":"Modified","description":"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.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-148","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94662","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037441"],"products":["microsoft:excel","microsoft:excel_for_mac","microsoft:excel_viewer","microsoft:office_compatibility_pack"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-7266","score":0.22155,"percentile":0.97672,"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."]}