What is CVE-2016-7244?

CVE-2016-7244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7244?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Office

CVE-2016-7244

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Published 2016-11-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.165 (96.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.165 · newest: 0.165 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Office — versions 2007

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-133 (vendor-advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037246 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94029 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7244?: CVE-2016-7244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7244?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.