Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-8630 · published 13 September 2017

CVE-2017-8630: Microsoft office memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Microsoft · Office

Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8631, CVE-2017-8632, and CVE-2017-8744.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 21% · top 2.5% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow

7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 9.3

21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

6References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Office Microsoft

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100732	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039315	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8630	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100732	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039315	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8630	PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-8630), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.