CVE-2001-0240

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
0.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 33% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: June 27, 2001 (9087 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft word

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com