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CVE-2001-0718

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-10-30 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Vulnerability in (1) Microsoft Excel 2002 and earlier and (2) Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and earlier allows attackers to bypass macro restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by modifying the data stream in the document.

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: through 2002
• Microsoft PowerPoint for Android: through 2002

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218802
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-28.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287067
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3402
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-050
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7223
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218802
• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-28.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287067
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3402
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-050
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7223

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