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title: "CVE-2016-3235: Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2… | CubePath"
description: "Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2, Visio 2013 SP1, Visio 2016, Visio Viewer 2007 SP3, and Visio Viewer 2010 mishandle library loading…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3235
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# CVE-2016-3235: Microsoft Visio 2007 SP3, Visio 2010 SP2… | CubePath

## Description

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."

Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3235)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 7.8

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Local     | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.                     |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                      |
| User interaction       | Required  | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.             |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.43308 (43.3% probability)

Percentile

98.7%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Microsoft Office OLE DLL Side Loading Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Nov 3, 2021

Federal due date

May 3, 2022

### CISA assessment as of Feb 10, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft\_visio\_multiple\_d…](https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft%5Fvisio%5Fmultiple%5Fdll%5Fside%5Floading%5Fvulnerabilities.html)
- [MS16-070](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-070)  (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [20160615 Microsoft Visio multiple DLL side loading vulnerabilities](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538685/100/0/threaded)  (securityfocus.com) mailing-list
- [1036093](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036093)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hi…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137490/Microsoft-Visio-DLL-Hijacking.html)
- [20160615 Microsoft Visio multiple DLL side loading vulnerabilities](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/32)  (seclists.org) mailing-list

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Mar 15, 2016
2. Record published Jun 16, 2016
3. Added to CISA KEV Nov 3, 2021
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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