CVE-2017-0199: Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Microsoft Office and WordPad contain an unspecified vulnerability due to the way the applications parse specially crafted files. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0199

Weakness behind it

CISA has not recorded a CWE for this entry, so the CVE → CWE → CAPEC → ATT&CK chain cannot be walked from here. That is a gap in the catalogue, not evidence the vulnerability has no weakness class — check the NVD record below.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0199
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog