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CVE-2002-0727

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Host function in Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) 2000 and 2002 is exposed in components that are marked as safe for scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the setTimeout method.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office Web Components: 2000, 2002
• Microsoft Project: 2002

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101829645415486&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8777.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/3006
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4449
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-044
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101829645415486&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8777.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/3006
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4449
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-044

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