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CVE-2017-0281

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2017-05-12

Am I affected?

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Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Office 2016, Office Online Server 2016, Office Web Apps 2010 SP2,Office Web Apps 2013 SP1, Project Server 2013 SP1, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 SP1, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1, Sharepoint Server 2010 SP2, Word 2016, and Skype for Business 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0261 and CVE-2017-0262.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2017-05-1214:29CVE 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

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-0281?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-0281?format=csv
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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
2013.x	= 2013	no fix published	NVD
2016.x	= 2016	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft sharepoint server

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2010.x	= 2010	no fix published	NVD
2013.x	= 2013	no fix published	NVD
2016.x	= 2016	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft office web apps

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

5 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

Advisories and patches

portal.msrc.microsoft.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

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

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-10-15
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
NVDCVSS 3.07.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score15.8 %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: 2017-05-12
Last Modified: 2026-10-15
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0281?

Is CVE-2017-0281 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-0281 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 15.8% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-0281?

CVE-2017-0281 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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