Is CVE-2016-3279 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-3279 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-3279?

CVE-2016-3279 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-3279?

CVE-2016-3279 has an EPSS score of 16.42% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2016-3279?

No published fix for CVE-2016-3279 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-3279

MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Word 2016, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Office Web Apps 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XLA file, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CWE-254

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

16.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-254 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2016-0161	Medium	6.5	69%	-	-
CVE-2016-2296	Critical	9.4	64%	-	-
CVE-2015-1793	Medium	6.5	62%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-2118	High	7.5	37%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-3238	High	8.1	35%	-	-
CVE-2016-3198	Medium	6.5	32%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.