MS15-081: Description of the security update for Office 2010: August 11, 2015

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-081.

Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Service Pack 2 for Office 2010 installed on the computer.

For a complete list of affected versions of Microsoft Office software, see KB3080790 .

Known issues

Starting on August 12, 2015, users of the 2007 Microsoft Office system who do not have the update installed will no longer be able to access online templates. Instead, when they try to access online templates, a single template thumbnail appears together with text that tells them to update Office to regain access to templates. For more information, see http://aka.ms/2007. Be aware that 2007 Microsoft Office system users who do not have this update installed are still vulnerable. This is true even when it seems that they do not have access to online templates.

To try to access online templates in the 2007 Microsoft Office system, click the Office button, click New, and then either select an online templates category or search for templates.

Although users of Office 2010 and Office 2013 who have not have the update installed will not lose access to online templates, those customers are still vulnerable. Therefore, we strongly recommend that they install the updates.