The LoadText method in the spreadsheet component in Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC)…
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · 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
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The LoadText method in the spreadsheet component in Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) 2000 and 2002 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through Internet Explorer via a URL that redirects to the target file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.18766 97th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0860
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27pr-43qm-8hmf
References
More Microsoft Office Web Components vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01640 The TabStrip ActiveX control in the Common Controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in Microsoft Office… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2012-00154 The (1) ListView, (2) ListView2, (3) TreeView, and (4) TreeView2 ActiveX controls in… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2009-01078 The Microsoft Office Web Components Spreadsheet ActiveX control (aka OWC10 or OWC11), as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-01455 Buffer overflow in the Office Web Components ActiveX Control in Microsoft Office XP SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-04540 Unspecified vulnerability in certain COM objects in Microsoft Office Web Components 2000… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-02384 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Office Web Components ActiveX Control in Microsoft… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2002-0860 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0860 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27pr-43qm-8hmf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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