The vulnerability of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet editors, Microsoft Excel Viewer for spreadsheet viewing, and the Microsoft Office suite, related to improper handling of code generation, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
🗓️ 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00Reported by FSTEC of Russia — Information Security Threat DatabaseType 
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CVE-2009-0238 | 25 Feb 200916:30 | – | attackerkb |
 | CVE-2009-0238 | 31 Aug 202503:13 | – | circl |
 | Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution | 14 Apr 202600:00 | – | cisa_kev |
 | CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog | 14 Apr 202612:00 | – | cisa |
 | Microsoft Excel Rich Text Handling Code Execution (MS08-014; CVE-2008-0116; CVE-2009-0238) | 13 Mar 200800:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories |
| Microsoft Excel Rich Text Handling Code Execution (MS08-014; CVE-2008-0116; CVE-2009-0238) | 13 Mar 200800:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories |
 | CVE-2009-0238 | 25 Feb 200916:00 | – | cve |
 | CVE-2009-0238 | 25 Feb 200916:00 | – | cvelist |
 | MS09-009: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Cause Remote Code Execution (968557) (Mac OS X) | 20 Oct 201000:00 | – | nessus |
| MS09-009: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Cause Remote Code Execution (968557) | 15 Apr 200900:00 | – | nessus |
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21 Apr 2026 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 38.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.43063