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CVE-2016-3235 — Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability

Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."

CVSS
EPSS
81.16% (top 0.90%)
CWE
Published
2016-06-16T01:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:55:51.339Z
CVSS vector
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
BOD 22-01 due
2022-05-03
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability."

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / n/an/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2021-11-03. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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