Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold…
Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2026-04-14CISA due date 2026-04-28
EPSS 0.42941 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2007 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 2008 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2007 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 2008 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-04-14 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0238
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw7j-w352-g8m7
References
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- TI-2021-18725 Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-06250 Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-02984 Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-00071 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-0238 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0238 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qw7j-w352-g8m7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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