CVE-2015-2466 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted template, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-08-15

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 17.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.172.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081

History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2015-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-09T18:46:17.463Z

Reserved: 2015-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2466

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:17:27.133Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-15T00:59:25.607

Modified: 2026-10-09T19:16:40.897

Link: CVE-2015-2466

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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