HIGH
The Mail Merge tool in Microsoft Word does not prompt the user before executing Visual Basic (VBA) scripts in an Access database, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands
Published Mar 9, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.42%
Description
The Mail Merge tool in Microsoft Word does not prompt the user before executing Visual Basic (VBA) scripts in an Access database, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.42% 0.08417
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08417
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.42% (0.08417) | 94.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.42% (0.08417) | 94.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.50% (0.10498) | 92.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.54% (0.08542) | 87.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.50% (0.10498) | 92.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00915) | 83.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00915) | 81.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00710) | 78.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 68.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 71.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.12% (0.06118) | 90.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.12% (0.06118) | 89.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.12% (0.06118) | 77.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1566 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=398EB9CA.27E03A9C%40nat.bg mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-071 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5322 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1566 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=398EB9CA.27E03A9C%40nat.bg | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-071 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5322 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 19, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0788
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a