CVE-2002-0617 — The Macro Security Model in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute code by creating a hyperlink on a drawing shape in a source workbook that points to a destination workbook containing an autoexecute macro, aka "Hyperlinked Excel Workbook Macro Bypass."

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The Macro Security Model in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute code by creating a hyperlink on a drawing shape in a source workbook that points to a destination workbook containing an autoexecute macro, aka "Hyperlinked Excel Workbook Macro Bypass."

Published Apr 2, 2003

5.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 10.78%

Description

The Macro Security Model in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute code by creating a hyperlink on a drawing shape in a source workbook that points to a destination workbook containing an autoexecute macro, aka "Hyperlinked Excel Workbook Macro Bypass."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

10.78% 0.10775

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

EPSS probability 0.10775

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 (10 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	10.78% (0.10775)	95.71th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	10.78% (0.10775)	95.26th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 26, 2025	4.08% (0.04076)	88.07th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	6.73% (0.06734)	90.37th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	8.21% (0.08211)	86.76th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	6.59% (0.06592)	90.47th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	2.63% (0.02625)	90.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	2.63% (0.02625)	88.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	34.51% (0.34513)	97.72th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	34.51% (0.34513)	96.70th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://www.osvdb.org/5175
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5064
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-031
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9398
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/5175		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5064		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-031		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9398		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

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-2002-0617

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-0617

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-0617