CVE-2000-0277
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability.
Published:Apr 3, 2000
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jun 2, 2000
EPSS Score:0.01667
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Excel
Microsoft
Excel
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
