ExploitedIn CISA KEVFix available

CVE-2015-2424

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-03 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

Published2015-07-14
WeaknessCWE-787

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, and PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Timeline

dates in UTC

2015-07-1421:59CVE publishedNVD
2022-03-03Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
2022-03-03Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
2022-03-03Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
2025-02-1019:09SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2015-2424?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2015-2424?format=csv
TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
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Versions per branch

NVD

Microsoft office

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2007.x	= 2007	no fix published	NVD
2010.x	= 2010	no fix published	NVD
2011.x	= 2011	no fix published	NVD
2013.x	= 2013	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft powerpoint

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2007.x	= 2007	no fix published	NVD
2010.x	= 2010	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft excel viewer

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2007.x	= 2007	no fix published	NVD

3 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-03-24

Advisories and patches

docs.microsoft.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added: 2022-03-03
Patch Due Date: 2022-03-24
Ransomware Use: Unknown
Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

CISA KEVKEV entry2022-03-03
GCVEexploitation2022-03-03
CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-10
OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.82025-02-10
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-7872025-02-10
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score40.4 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2015-07-14
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2424?

Is CVE-2015-2424 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-2424 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-03-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2424?

CVE-2015-2424 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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