CVE-2017-0199
Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Apr 12, 2017
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Apr 18, 2017
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API."
Sources
modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/office_word_hta.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/fileformat/office_word_hta.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_windows/fileformat/office_word_hta.check)
- CVE-2017-0199Exploit
Exploit toolkit CVE-2017-0199 - v4.0 is a handy python script which provides pentesters and security researchers a quick and effective way to test Microsoft Office RCE. It could generate a malicious RTF/PPSX file and deliver metasploit / meterpreter / other payload to victim without any complex configuration.
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