CVE-2017-0199
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS score
- 99.5% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added November 3, 2021
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2017-0566)
- Published
- April 12, 2017
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on November 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-0566 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / office
- microsoft / office
- microsoft / office
- microsoft / office
- microsoft / windows 7
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2012
- microsoft / windows vista
- philips / intellispace portal
- philips / intellispace portal
Certified products that may be affected
9 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
- Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
- Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
- Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
- Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
See all 9 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0199(US Government Resource)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.html(Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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