CVE-2015-6040 in the critical feed json
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow rem…
published 2015-12-09 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5983
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 13.6%
- EPSS 13.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
13.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-131
vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1034324
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-6040
- NVD CVE-2015-6040
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