MEDIUM
Microsoft Excel allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary javascript and redirect users to arbitrary sites via an Excel spreadsheet with an embedded Shockwave Flash Player ActiveX Object, which is automatically executed when the user opens the spreadsheet
Published Jun 22, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 30.10%
Description
Microsoft Excel allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary javascript and redirect users to arbitrary sites via an Excel spreadsheet with an embedded Shockwave Flash Player ActiveX Object, which is automatically executed when the user opens the spreadsheet.
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.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
30.10% 0.30101
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.30101
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 30.10% (0.30101) | 98.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.10% (0.30101) | 97.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 58.32% (0.58319) | 98.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 52.26% (0.52262) | 97.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 48.82% (0.48820) | 96.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 52.26% (0.52262) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 79.54% (0.79540) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | 73.16% (0.73155) | 98.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 58.30% (0.58300) | 97.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 17, 2023 | 60.30% (0.60296) | 97.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 57.55% (0.57546) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 53.62% (0.53617) | 97.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 47.20% (0.47200) | 96.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 48.12% (0.48118) | 96.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 47.14% (0.47143) | 96.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 48.31% (0.48309) | 98.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 48.31% (0.48309) | 98.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (16)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-06/0414.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://hackingspirits.com/vuln-rnd/vuln-rnd.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21865 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22882 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016344 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-11.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5TP0M0KIUA.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18583 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19980 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3573 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3577 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4507 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-069 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27312 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A538 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 22, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 13, 2006
Link CVE-2006-3014
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a