CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0618

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Macro Security Model in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute code in the Local Computer zone by embedding HTML scripts within an Excel workbook that contains an XSL stylesheet.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code on users' machines, potentially leading to data loss or system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Excel to the latest version and enable strict macro security settings to minimize the risk of unauthorized code execution.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Macro Security Model in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute code in the Local Computer zone by embedding HTML scripts within an Excel workbook that contains an XSL stylesheet, aka "Excel XSL Stylesheet Script Execution".

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS