CVE-2006-3014 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel where an embedded Shockwave Flash Player ActiveX Object can be automatically executed upon opening a spreadsheet. This allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript and redirect users to malicious websites. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity, but potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-28087) exists, and its EPSS score suggests a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.