CVE-2009-0238

HighCVSS 8.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Feb 25, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Apr 14, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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