Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3, Outlook 2010 SP2, Outlook 2013 SP1, Outlook 2013 RT SP1, and Outlook 2016 as packaged in Microsoft Office allow…

published 2017-08-01 9y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-17522

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 12.6%; EPSS 12.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 0; none known

Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3, Outlook 2010 SP2, Outlook 2013 SP1, Outlook 2013 RT SP1, and Outlook 2016 as packaged in Microsoft Office allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to the way that it discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Office Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Patch / fix

links 1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8572 advisory

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Exploit prediction

12.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Office

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8572
patch, vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1039010
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/99453
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-8572
NVD CVE-2017-8572

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