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Microsoft Office Tops the Exploit Charts
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-0189 | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory | 7.8 | 2% | ||
| CVE-2017-0199 | Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Office and WordPad via crafted document files | 7.8 | 99% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×6 | KEV |
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Recorded Future research shows that seven of the top 10 vulnerabilities exploited in 2017 targeted Microsoft products. At least two of these, CVE-2017-0199 and CVE-2017-0189, were critical vulnerabilities — their exploitation allowed threat actors to arbitrarily execute code or access and change data.
By THE RECORDED FUTURE TEAM · recordedfuture.com
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