CVE-2001-0718 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint 2002 and earlier versions, allowing attackers to bypass macro security and execute arbitrary commands by manipulating document data streams. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high risk score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.