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CVE-2002-1716

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Host() function in the Microsoft spreadsheet component on Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files using the SaveAs capability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: xp

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/265087
• http://www.guninski.com/m%24oxp-2.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4398
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8711
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/265087
• http://www.guninski.com/m%24oxp-2.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4398
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8711

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