---
id: CVE-2016-0141
title: >-
  The Visual Basic macros in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and
  2016 export a certificate-store private key during a document-save operation,
  which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified
  vectors, a…
summary: >-
  The Visual Basic macros in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and
  2016 export a certificate-store private key during a document-save operation,
  which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified
  vectors, a…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
vendor: microsoft
product: office
affected:
  - office = 2007
  - office = 2010
  - office = 2013
  - office = 2016
published: '2016-09-14'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T16:17:11.217'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0141'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92903'
    label: secure@microsoft.com
  - url: 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036785'
    label: secure@microsoft.com
  - url: >-
      https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-107
    label: secure@microsoft.com
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92903'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036785'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-107
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.04897
epssPercentile: 0.91951
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-15T15:09:50.322642Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T16:13:11.739Z'
---

## Overview

The Visual Basic macros in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2016 export a certificate-store private key during a document-save operation, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, aka "Microsoft Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

## Affected

- `office = 2007`
- `office = 2010`
- `office = 2013`
- `office = 2016`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.