CVE-2003-0821
Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...
Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malicious XLM (Excel 4) macro that bypasses the macro security model.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malicious XLM (Excel 4) macro that bypasses the macro security model.
- Record
CVE-2003-0821- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malicious XLM (Excel 4) macro that bypasses the macro security model.
- Record
CVE-2003-0821- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0812 No score
Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malicious XLM (Excel 4) macro that bypasses the macro security model.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0812- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vfc8-9qjc-87vq No score
Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...
Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malicious XLM (Excel 4) macro that bypasses the macro security model.
- Record
GHSA-vfc8-9qjc-87vq- 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-2003-0821 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Word, published November 18, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/9010
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A675
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-050
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13681
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0821
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfc8-9qjc-87vq