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

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Microsoft Office and WordPad

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Added on 2021-11-03, federal remediation due 2022-05-03. 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: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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