No exploitation reported

CVE-2016-7232

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2016-11-10
WeaknessCWE-119

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 Word 2007, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word for Mac 2011, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Timeline

dates in UTC

2016-11-1006:59CVE publishedNVD
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

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Versions per branch

NVD

Microsoft word

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

Microsoft office

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

Microsoft office compatibility pack

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

1 more product in the sources.

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

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.07.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score24.9 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2016-11-10
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7232?

Is CVE-2016-7232 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-7232 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 24.9% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7232?

CVE-2016-7232 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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