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CVE-2016-7262 Microsoft CVE debrief

CVE-2016-7262 is a Microsoft Excel/Microsoft Office security feature bypass that CISA classifies as known exploited. The supplied corpus does not provide root-cause or affected-version details, so the safest response is to treat it as a high-priority patching item and follow Microsoft’s update guidance immediately.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Excel
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-03-03
Original CVE updated
2022-03-03
Advisory published
2022-03-03
Advisory updated
2022-03-03

Who should care

Microsoft Office/Excel administrators, endpoint security teams, SOC analysts, and IT teams responsible for patch compliance should prioritize this CVE, especially on systems that open untrusted Office content.

Technical summary

The available official records identify the issue as a security feature bypass affecting Microsoft Excel/Microsoft Office. The provided sources do not include exploit mechanics, impact depth, or affected builds, so remediation guidance should rely on Microsoft’s update instructions and asset inventory.

Defensive priority

High. CISA placed the CVE in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and set a remediation due date of 2022-03-24 in the supplied timeline, indicating it should be patched promptly.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply Microsoft updates per vendor instructions as soon as possible.
  • Prioritize affected Microsoft Office/Excel systems in your patch queue and verify installation success.
  • Use asset inventory to identify unpatched endpoints and track remediation against the KEV due date.
  • Monitor for unusual Office document activity on endpoints until patching is complete.

Evidence notes

CISA’s KEV JSON entry names the vulnerability as a Microsoft Office security feature bypass, identifies Microsoft/Excel, marks it as known exploited, and specifies the required action as applying updates per vendor instructions. The official CVE and NVD records are linked as reference sources in the supplied corpus; no additional technical details are included there in the provided material.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2016-7262 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7262

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2016-7262 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7262

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.