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CVE-2006-1308

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1308 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2004, including Excel Viewer, where a specially crafted .xls file with a malicious FNGROUPCOUNT value can allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score suggests a higher-than-average probability of exploitation, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2000CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2000CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2000CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2000CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2002CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
9.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0928 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 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, 0.1 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

lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047837.html
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27464
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A243
securityfocus.com / bid/18890
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2755
Vendor Advisory