CVE-2015-2555 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Excel and SharePoint Server, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted Office document containing a malicious calculatedColumnFormula object. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, community discussions indicate it has been exploited by state-sponsored actors. Despite its age, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 and mention in community discussions suggest it remains a significant concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* | ||
2011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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