CVE-1999-0794
Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.
Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.
- Record
CVE-1999-0794- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.
- Record
CVE-1999-0794- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0775 No score
Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0775- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwwc-q5jc-8pwm No score
Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.
Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.
- Record
GHSA-fwwc-q5jc-8pwm- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0794 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Microsoft Excel, published October 1, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241902
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-044
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0794
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwwc-q5jc-8pwm