Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 30, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0718

Description

Vulnerability in (1) Microsoft Excel 2002 and earlier and (2) Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and earlier allows attackers to bypass macro restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by modifying the data stream in the document.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Excel2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2002
- (no CPE)range: <=2002
Microsoft/Powerpoint2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2002
- (no CPE)range: <=2002

Patches

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References

www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-28.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287067nvdUS Government Resource
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218802nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3402nvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-050nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7223nvd

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