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CVE-2008-4264

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4264 is a critical file format parsing vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Excel, Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack, and Office for Mac. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious Excel spreadsheet containing a malformed formula, leading to pointer corruption during formula loading. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with medium attack complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high EPSS and FAUCET risk scores indicate a significant potential threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2000CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2002CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2003CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2004CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
25.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-23
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2554 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-074
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5556
securityfocus.com / bid/32621
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3386