HIGH
Microsoft Word 2000 does not check AutoRecovery (.asd) files for macros, which allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary macros with the user ID of the Word user
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.24%
Description
Microsoft Word 2000 does not check AutoRecovery (.asd) files for macros, which allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary macros with the user ID of the Word user.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
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.
2.24% 0.02244
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02244
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 | 2.24% (0.02244) | 82.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02244) | 80.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02102) | 82.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 41.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02102) | 82.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.99% (0.00987) | 75.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 32.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 15.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.51% (0.01511) | 73.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.51% (0.01511) | 73.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.51% (0.01511) | 71.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.51% (0.01511) | 50.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q274/2/28.asp vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2760 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6614 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q274/2/28.asp | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2760 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6614 | 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 Jul 27, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0628
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a