CVE-2016-7290

What it is

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word for Mac 2011, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-7291.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, service disruption.

Exploit odds

23.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2016-12-20 06:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:52 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 23.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2016-12-20 06:59 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:52 UTC

Exploit probability

23.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Office 2010
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
• Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010
• Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010
• Microsoft Word 2007
• Microsoft Word 2010
• Microsoft Word Automation Services
• Microsoft Word For Mac 2011

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.1

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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