CVE-2006-6561

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Word Viewer 2003 allows user-assisted...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Word Viewer 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOC file that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated via the 12122006-djtest.doc file, a different issue than CVE-2006-5994 and CVE-2006-6456.

Exploit likelihood

41.3%Down 5.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2006-6561
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-6561
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-6544 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-6544
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q2rf-7vjv-wx6h No score

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, and Word Viewer 2003 allows user-assisted...

Record: GHSA-q2rf-7vjv-wx6h
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Word Document - Malformed Pointer (PoC)	2006-12-12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-6561 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Word, published December 14, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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