CVE-2000-0277
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM)...
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2000-0277- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2000-0277- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0276 No score
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0276- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j2mj-gpqp-ph4f No score
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM)...
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-j2mj-gpqp-ph4f- 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-2000-0277 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Excel, published April 3, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.