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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2016-3235 Microsoft · Office

Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
7.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

81.16 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
99.1 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 99.1% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Nov 03, 2021

Remediation Due

May 03, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Microsoft Office Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) dynamic link library (DLL) contains a side loading vulnerability due to it improperly validating input before loading libraries. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence