CVE-2017-0261

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 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-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.

Exploited in the wild: Yesadded 2022-03-03 · due 2022-03-24. An observation, not a forecast.
EPSS · 30-day forecast: 78%Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.
CVSS · NVD · HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1. “One consistent campaign in July and August 2020 saw the threat actor use a vulnerability involving Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) images (CVE-2017-0261)”
  cited as used in a campaign · named nearby · source: pwc.co.uk ↗ · 2026-10-17
Turla
1. “Prior to this attack, Turla was also discovered using CVE-2017-0261 (a different EPS vulnerability).”
  cited as exploiting · source: securelist.com ↗ · 2026-10-17

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