CVE-2002-0616 — The Macro Security Model in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute code by attaching an inline macro to an object within an Excel workbook, aka the "Excel Inline Macros Vulnerability."

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MEDIUM

The Macro Security Model in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute code by attaching an inline macro to an object within an Excel workbook, aka the "Excel Inline Macros Vulnerability."

Published Apr 2, 2003

5.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 9.72%

Description

The Macro Security Model in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute code by attaching an inline macro to an object within an Excel workbook, aka the "Excel Inline Macros Vulnerability."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

9.72% 0.09723

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.09723

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 (8 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	9.72% (0.09723)	95.38th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	9.72% (0.09723)	94.89th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 19, 2025	10.82% (0.10819)	92.45th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	8.99% (0.08986)	91.99th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	3.18% (0.03179)	91.53th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	3.18% (0.03179)	89.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	23.73% (0.23731)	96.72th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	23.73% (0.23731)	94.83th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9397.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5063
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-031
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9397.php		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5063		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-031		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Apr 2, 2003

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jun 12, 2002

Link CVE-2002-0616

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-0616

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-0616