Description
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.
Published: 2009-02-25
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 81.1% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-04-14T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-04-28T00:00:00+00:00'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Excel Viewer Office Office Compatibility Pack Office Excel Office Excel Viewer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-15T03:58:09.636Z

Reserved: 2009-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:24:18.463Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-02-25T16:30:00.343

Modified: 2026-04-14T18:16:39.080

Link: CVE-2009-0238

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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