Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Multiple Products Command Injection (CVE-2016-7262)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1058
Date Published:	13 Dec 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 20 March, 2025
Source:	Microsoft MS16-148
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-7262
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1 Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition) Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition) Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 Microsoft Excel Viewer
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in multiple Microsoft products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-148

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Multiple Products Command Injection (CVE-2016-7262) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Multiple Products Command Injection (CVE-2016-7262)