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CVE-2008-0081

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2008-01-16
WeaknessCWE-908

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted macros, aka "Macro Validation Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3490.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2008-01-1623:00CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Versions per branch

NVD

Microsoft excel

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2000.x	= 2000	no fix published	NVD
2002.x	= 2002	no fix published	NVD
2003.x	= 2003	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft excel viewer

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2003.x	= 2003	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft office

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2004.x	= 2004	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

secunia.comVendor Advisory
www.microsoft.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.comPatch
www.vupen.comVendor Advisory
www.vupen.comVendor Advisory
docs.microsoft.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-02-09
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.82025-01-17
NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-9082025-01-17
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-908read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score57.9 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2008-01-16
Last Modified: 2026-06-16
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0081?

Is CVE-2008-0081 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2008-0081 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 57.9% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0081?

CVE-2008-0081 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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