CVE-2017-11826: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11826

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-119. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11826
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog