CVE-2001-0501 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2002 and earlier versions, allowing attackers to embed and automatically execute malicious macros without user warning, bypassing security scanners. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.6) requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions indicating ongoing interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
97CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
97CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
97CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
98CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.