CVE-2008-0116

Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 and...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed tags in rich text, aka "Excel Rich Text Validation Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

48.2%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2008-0116
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-0116
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0129 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-0129
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9w5m-5829-xj6c No score

Microsoft Excel 2000 SP3 through 2003 SP2, Viewer 2003, Compatibility Pack, and Office 2004 and...

Record: GHSA-9w5m-5829-xj6c
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Excel - Code Execution (MS08-014)	2008-03-21

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-2008-0116 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Excel, published March 11, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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