CVE-2001-0718: Microsoft Excel

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 11.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in (1) Microsoft Excel 2002 and earlier and (2) Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and earlier allows attackers to bypass macro restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by modifying the data stream in the document.

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel: up to and including 2002
• Microsoft PowerPoint: up to and including 2002

Published 2001-10-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.