{
    "id": "CVE-2009-0238",
    "published": "2009-02-25 16:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:04:33",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-94",
    "description": "Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel in Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document that triggers an access attempt on an invalid object, as exploited in the wild in February 2009 by Trojan.Mdropper.AC.",
    "epss_score": "0.43212",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98682",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2026-04-28",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:16:28",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-04-28."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "excel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "excel_viewer"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "office"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "office_compatibility_pack"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "office_excel_viewer"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2009-0238",
        "date_added": "2026-04-14",
        "due_date": "2026-04-28",
        "vendor": "Microsoft",
        "product": "Office",
        "name": "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658",
        "http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1021744",
        "http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870",
        "http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99",
        "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968",
        "http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658",
        "http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1021744",
        "http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33870",
        "http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022310-4202-99",
        "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1023",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48875",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5968",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2009-0238"
    ]
}