ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2015-1641: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Facts
VendorMicrosoft
ProductOffice
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV3 Nov 2021
CISA federal deadline3 May 2022
Weakness (CWE)CWE-399

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to failure to properly handle rich text format files in memory. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution in the context of the current user.

SOURCES

Other Microsoft flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.