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TI-2002-01264 Aliases CVE-2002-1338GHSA-hg8q-5v88-c2fr

The Load method in the Chart component of Office Web Components (OWC) 9 and 10 generates…

Priority MEDIUM 43Published · 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 Load method in the Chart component of Office Web Components (OWC) 9 and 10 generates an exception when a specified file does not exist, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.23436 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2002VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1338
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hg8q-5v88-c2fr

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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