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CVE-2011-0028

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-04-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

WordPad in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly parse fields in Word documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .doc file, aka "WordPad Converter Parsing Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-033
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12301
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-033
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12301

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