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CVE-2015-2521

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 27.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2007-sp3, 2010-sp2
• Microsoft Excel Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: all versions

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033488
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-099
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38216/
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033488
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-099
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38216/

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