CVE-2002-0860: Microsoft Office Web Components

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 18.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The LoadText method in the spreadsheet component in Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) 2000 and 2002 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through Internet Explorer via a URL that redirects to the target file.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office Web Components: version 2000 only; version 2002 only
• Microsoft Project: version 2000 only; version 2002 only

Published 2002-09-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.