CVE-2007-0671
Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and possibly other Office products, allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors, as demonstrated by Exploit-MSExcel.h in targeted zero-day attacks.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 3, 2007, 1:28 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 13, 2025, 1 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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Microsoft Office Excel contains a remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited when a specially crafted Excel file is opened. This malicious file could be delivered as an email attachment or hosted on a malicious website. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by creating a specially crafted Excel file, which, when opened, allowing an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-015 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0671
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2007-0671
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
- Apply the appropriate Microsoft security updates for the affected versions of Office.
- For Office for Mac, install the latest updates from Microsoft.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2007-0671 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2007-0671.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0671 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-0671
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2007-0671 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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The Hacker News
CISA Adds Two N-able N-central Flaws to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Aug 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added two security flaws impacting N-able N-central to its ... Read more
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TheCyberThrone
CISA adds WinRAR and Microsoft vulnerabilities to KEV catalog
August 14, 2025The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently added new Microsoft and WinRAR vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog due to ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2007-0671 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
Aug. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Date Added 2025-08-12 Added Due Date 2025-09-02 Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Added Vulnerability Name Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 12, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added Reference https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-015 -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://osvdb.org/31901 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24008 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017584 Added Reference http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_141393.htm Added Reference http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/?p=191 Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/613740 Added Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/932553.mspx Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22383 Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0463 Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-015 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32178 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A301 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-015.mspx [Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-015 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:301 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A301 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/32178 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32178 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
66.16 }} 4.05%
score
0.98447
percentile