CVE-2006-0030: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other p...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is an old Microsoft Excel flaw where opening a specially malformed Excel file could let an attacker run code on the victim’s computer. The attack requires user interaction, but the business impact is serious for any remaining legacy Office installations. Exposure is most likely on endpoints still running Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, or 2003, including related Office 2000 SP3-era packages noted by the CVE description. Prioritize remediation if any legacy Office systems remain in production. The vulnerability enables code execution from a document, but urgency is lower where these unsupported versions are absent. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft’s MS06-012 security update where applicable.; Retire or isolate legacy Office and Excel versions.; Restrict untrusted Excel attachments at email and web gateways..

Prepared

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

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.