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TI-2000-00785 Aliases CVE-2000-0788GHSA-h974-5hr9-px48

The Mail Merge tool in Microsoft Word does not prompt the user before executing Visual…

Priority MEDIUM 54Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Mail Merge tool in Microsoft Word does not prompt the user before executing Visual Basic (VBA) scripts in an Access database, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08417 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:access:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2000VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2000VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:access:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0788
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h974-5hr9-px48
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2010-00775 The Microsoft Access Wizard Controls in ACCWIZ.dll in Microsoft Office Access 2003 SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-02754 Microsoft Access 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 in Microsoft Office allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-02753 Microsoft Access 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 in Microsoft Office allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-01800 The FieldList ActiveX control in the Microsoft Access Wizard Controls in ACCWIZ.dll in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-02755 Microsoft Access 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 in Microsoft Office allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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