Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2023· Updated Oct 21, 2025
Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) Vulnerability
CVE-2023-7101
Description
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 is a Perl module used for parsing Excel files. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability due to passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type “eval”. Specifically, the issue stems from the evaluation of Number format strings (not to be confused with printf-style format strings) within the Excel parsing logic.
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Affected products
23- Range: = 0.65
- osv-coords21 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.3
< 0.65-150000.3.3.1+ 20 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.660.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.65-150000.3.3.1
- Douglas Wilson/Spreadsheet::ParseExcelv5Range: 0.65
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4mitre
- github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pmmitre
- github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.mdmitre
- https//github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_pocmitre
- https//github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bcmitre
- https//metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcelmitre
- https//www.cve.org/CVERecordmitre
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00025.htmlmitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFEHKULQRVXHIV7XXK2RGD4VQN6Y4CV5/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2FIWDHRYTAAQLGM6AFOZVM7AFZ4H2ZR/mitre
- security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.htmlmitre
News mentions
1- Metasploit Wrap Up 05/22/2026Rapid7 Blog · May 22, 2026