CVE-2006-3059 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2004 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3086.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 41.11% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-06-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | excel |
| microsoft | excel viewer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Excel - Code Execution | 2006-06-22 |
References
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=451
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/06/16/436174.aspx
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1420
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20686
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016316
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/802324
- http://www.osvdb.org/26527
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437636/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437936/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18422
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-167A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-192A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2361
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27179
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A537
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=451
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/06/16/436174.aspx
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1420
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