9.3

CVE-2011-1272: microsoft excel Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 16-06-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1272 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in microsoft excel. EPSS estimates a 17.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
17.59%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-06-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Excel Viewer SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 do not properly validate record structures during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Insufficient Record Validation Vulnerability."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

17.59%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 17.59% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
17.59%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

3 links