CVE-2016-3235Active Exploitation(microsoft / visio)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGHCISA KEV

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

Prioritize remediation for microsoft visio systems immediately
Assume compromise if assets are exposed
Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."

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3.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Federal remediation due date: 2022-05-03. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Patch / fix

Exploit / PoC references

Vendor / third-party advisories

Other references

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3235

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

YES

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

visio
visio_viewer

Threat summary

Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
Technical details provided in 1 signal
1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors

microsoft

Products

visiovisio_viewer

4 versions affected across 2 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Active Exploitation

1100.0%

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

http://ctiwatch.cloud/alerts

Full discourse1 post

CTIWatch@ctiwatchcloud174d
Active Exploitation
🚨 [HIGH] Active exploitation detected: CVE-2016-3235 Exploit in the wild confirmed for CVE-2016-3235 (CVSS null). Microsoft Office Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) dynamic link library (DLL) contains a s... 🔗 http://ctiwatch.cloud/alerts #ZeroDay #ExploitInWild #CyberSecurity
Post summary
Alert reports that CVE-2016-3235 is actively exploited in the wild, targeting Microsoft Office OLE DLLs, though no PoC, exploit code, or mitigation is provided.
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CPE platform detail6 entries

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6 of 6 entries

Part	Vendor	Product	Version	Target SW	Target HW
App	microsoft	visio	2007	-	-
App	microsoft	visio	2010	-	-
App	microsoft	visio	2013	-	-
App	microsoft	visio	2016	-	-
App	microsoft	visio_viewer	2007	-	-
App	microsoft	visio_viewer	2010	-	-

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