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TI-2011-01122 Aliases CVE-2011-1278GHSA-vw5c-6ffv-p9gx

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac do not properly validate record…

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel WriteAV Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.16968 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

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:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*2002 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*2004VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1278
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw5c-6ffv-p9gx

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2019-01013 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2009-00222 Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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
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Sources

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