CVE detail
CVE-2009-0238: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
Microsoft · Office
- Date added (KEV)
- Apr 14, 2026
- CISA due date
- Apr 28, 2026
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor fix: Vendor advisory
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Technical detail
From CISA
Microsoft Office Excel contains a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file that includes a malformed object.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0238
References
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspxVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009Vendor Advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspxVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-009Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2658Broken Link
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=5923
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