CVE-2015-1641
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021
Description
Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Key facts
- Published
- 14 Apr 2015
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 3 Nov 2021
- KEV fix due
- 3 May 2022
- EPSS
- 97.246% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.897% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 14 Apr 2015 Published
- 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2015-1641 added to CISA KEV
- 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue