CVE-2000-0277 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when exec)
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0277 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | CWE-254 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-04-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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