CVE-2006-0028: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other p...

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CVE-2006-0028 is an old Microsoft Excel file-parsing flaw. If a user opens a malicious spreadsheet, Excel can corrupt memory and allow arbitrary code execution. Business risk is concentrated in organizations still running legacy Office or processing untrusted Excel files with outdated software. Likely exposure is limited to legacy Microsoft Office estates, terminal servers, lab systems, archived workstations, or file-processing workflows that still use affected Excel versions. Modern Office versions are not identified as affected in the supplied bundle. Prioritize remediation if any legacy Office remains in production or handles external spreadsheets. If the estate is fully modernized, this is mainly an asset-discovery and exception-management issue. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft guidance from MS06-012 for affected Office installations.; Remove or isolate legacy Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003 systems where possible.; Block untrusted legacy Excel files from reaching unsupported Office hosts..

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Jun 29, 2026, 13:48 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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