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CVE-2000-0277

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-04-03 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-254

Description

Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 97, 2000

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/1272
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1087
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-022
• http://www.osvdb.org/1272
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1087
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-022

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