Malicious Office (OOXML) / .DOCX — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 208a9785967bc5fe…

MALICIOUS

Office (OOXML) / .DOCX

735.4 KB Created: 2020-01-30 08:31:00 UTC Authoring application: Microsoft Office Word 16.0000
MD5: acc0d409afd87d81009113c99a197d25 SHA-1: cab6d86e04c66b3d4fc1f8513766fb3d38802ca4 SHA-256: 208a9785967bc5fea172b0239bce73c86c0f405362800b565c3afed2a4cd4c93
380 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1187 Embedded Object T1204 User Execution T1129 Execution through API execution

The sample is a DOCX file that leverages the altChunk feature to import an RTF document. This RTF document contains OLE objects that are automatically updated and executed upon opening, exploiting CVE-2026-21514. The imported RTF data includes a PE executable, indicating a downloader or initial payload delivery mechanism.

Heuristics 10

  • Composite Moniker in RTF OLE object high CVE related RTF_COMPOSITE_MONIKER_RELATED
    (in altChunk RTF word/Mecha.rtf) RTF contains Composite Moniker CLSID in OLE object context, but no nearby scriptlet/SCT payload was confirmed. Treat as related moniker attack-surface evidence rather than proof of CVE-2017-8570 exploitation.
  • CVE-2026-21514 — Word/OLE security bypass in RTF high CVE likely CVE_2026_21514
    (in altChunk RTF word/Mecha.rtf) RTF contains a hidden \svb hex package with DrsE2oDoc and downRevStg drawing compatibility parts. This matches an observed CVE-2026-21514 exploitation shape that manipulates Word's internal document structure and trust decisions.
  • altChunk imports embedded RTF (RTF injection) critical OOXML_ALTCHUNK_RTF
    Document inlines an embedded RTF via an aFChunk relationship and a <w:altChunk> body element. This is the canonical RTF-injection wrapper used to smuggle RTF exploits (Equation Editor / URL Moniker / objdata) past DOCX-only scanners. Word opens the wrapper and executes the RTF inline. Recursing into the RTF for the exact exploit primitive.
  • PE header (with DOS stub) in hex data critical RTF_MZ_HEX
    (in altChunk RTF word/Mecha.rtf) Hex-encoded PE (MZ + DOS stub) found inside RTF — likely an embedded executable payload
  • altChunk RTF auto-updates embedded executable object critical OOXML_ALTCHUNK_RTF_AUTOUPDATE_PE
    OOXML document imports an embedded RTF through altChunk; the RTF contains OLE object data, forces object update, and carries a hex-encoded PE payload. This is a stronger compound exploit-loader shape than a generic altChunk RTF wrapper, but it is not tied to a single CVE unless the nested RTF object primitive also matches one.
  • \objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATE
    (in altChunk RTF word/Mecha.rtf) RTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
  • Large hex data blocks in OLE object high RTF_EXCESSIVE_HEX
    (in altChunk RTF word/Mecha.rtf) RTF contains ~1664KB of hex-encoded data inside \objdata sections — may hide a payload
  • OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATA
    (in altChunk RTF word/Mecha.rtf) RTF contains 3 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
  • Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMB
    (in altChunk RTF word/Mecha.rtf) RTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingCanvas
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/drawing/2014/chartex
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/math
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingDrawing
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/wordprocessingDrawing
    • http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordml
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2012/wordml
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2015/wordml/symex
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingGroup
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingInk
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2006/wordml
    • http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2010/wordprocessingShape

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objdata_00_off000af73f.bin
d8c495e66ed7714c08030794ba87c17f97b8fe3afdbabbdb08b0237c00a5a076
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0xAF73F 728218 bytes
objdata_01_off0021e7cf.bin
d841fb09458f28707fa3b061de849cdb7c0817ab5e9759696e1890dc6eea4516
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x21E7CF 584266 bytes
objdata_02_off0047aca4.bin
4d8fa8af4978d133807623fb209340e0c74a36aab2d2c0a96ef9ac992eef5ac2
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x47ACA4 30766 bytes
rtf_svb_00000009.zip
2352c9fffd0fd8eba341b4fd80ae0a94a85929bec042e2061b1f17cd52df50f2
rtf-svb-package RTF \svb hex-decoded ZIP at offset 0x9 116884 bytes