High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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

Jmcnamara/Spreadsheet\
cpe:2.3:a:jmcnamara:spreadsheet\:\:parseexcel:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
Range: <=0.65
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedoraproject/Fedora2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel/Spreadsheet::ParseExcelllm-fuzzy
Range: =0.65
osv-coords21 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1 pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3 pkg: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::ParseExcelv5
Range: 0.65

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https//github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bcnvdBroken LinkPatch
github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.mdnvdThird Party Advisory
https//github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_pocnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
https//www.cve.org/CVERecordnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pmnvdProduct
https//metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcelnvdBroken LinkProduct
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00025.htmlnvdMailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IFEHKULQRVXHIV7XXK2RGD4VQN6Y4CV5/nvdBroken LinkMailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M2FIWDHRYTAAQLGM6AFOZVM7AFZ4H2ZR/nvdBroken LinkMailing List
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource

News mentions

Metasploit Wrap Up 05/22/2026
Rapid7 Blog · May 22, 2026

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