CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-6122

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely take control of the system, posing a serious threat to the organization's data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest versions that mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for suspicious activity.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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