November 3, 2021 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2017-0199 — Microsoft Office and WordPad
known ransomware use
Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2021-11-03- Federal due date
2022-05-03- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Office and WordPad
- EPSS
- 99.9th percentile (score 0.943, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0199
CISA short description
Microsoft Office and WordPad contain an unspecified vulnerability due to the way the applications parse specially crafted files. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.