CVE-2012-1886: Microsoft Excel

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 21.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Excel Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

  • Microsoft Excel: version 2003 only; version 2007 only; version 2010 only
  • Microsoft Excel Viewer: any version
  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: any version

Published 2012-11-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.