CVE-2024-26257 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00511.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	365 Apps Office

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise:::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2021::::ltsc:macos::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-23533	Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26257

History

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2021:::::macos::
Vendors & Products	Microsoft office Long Term Servicing Channel

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft office
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2021::::ltsc:macos::*
Vendors & Products		Microsoft office

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2024-04-09T17:01:07.775Z

Updated: 2025-05-03T00:40:08.479Z

Reserved: 2024-02-15T00:57:49.364Z

Link: CVE-2024-26257

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:07:19.204Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-09T17:15:47.687

Modified: 2024-12-05T19:11:37.323

Link: CVE-2024-26257

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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