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CVE-2016-3235: Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability
Microsoft Office · in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
2021-11-03added to KEV
2022-05-03federal remediation due date
43.31%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 98.7th percentile
7.8 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
1,966days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
Microsoft Office Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) dynamic link library (DLL) contains a side loading vulnerability due to it improperly validating input before loading libraries. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-264 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2016-06-16 (Analyzed) |
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