CVE-2015-6040

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
37.5%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: December 9, 2015 (3810 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

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."

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft excelmicrosoft excel for macmicrosoft excel viewermicrosoft office compatibility pack

References

🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com