CVE-2017-8570Active Exploitation(microsoft / office)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGHCISA KEV

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

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for microsoft office 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 Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0243.

3.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Federal remediation due date: 2022-08-25. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

  • office

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
Products
office

4 versions affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-17: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-04-17: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-17: 104-17
Signal classification1 categories
Active Exploitation
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • CTIWatch@ctiwatchcloud
    Active Exploitation

    🚨 [HIGH] Active exploitation detected: CVE-2017-8570 Exploit in the wild confirmed for CVE-2017-8570 (CVSS null). A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when it fails t... 🔗 http://ctiwatch.cloud/alerts #ZeroDay #ExploitInWild #CyberSecurity

    Post summary

    The tweet reports that CVE‑2017‑8570, a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office, is being actively exploited in the wild.

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CPE platform detail6 entries

6 of 6 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appmicrosoftoffice2007--
Appmicrosoftoffice2010--
Appmicrosoftoffice2013--
Appmicrosoftoffice2013--
Appmicrosoftoffice2016-x64
Appmicrosoftoffice2016-x86

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