CVE-2008-7217

CVE-2008-7217 describes a local privilege bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Specifically, on systems configured to restrict Office access to administrators, user ID 502 could bypass these restrictions due to improper directory permissions and ownership, gaining unauthorized access to Office programs. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), indicating low attack complexity and local access required, with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.