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    CVE-2006-3059

    Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2004 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3086.

    Published:Jun 17, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 17, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.75416
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel Viewer

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1944

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-85875 (CVSS 5.5) — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.…
    CVE-2026-81948 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81950 (CVSS 7.8) — Double free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81949 (CVSS 7.8) — Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code local…
    CVE-2026-81953 (CVSS 7.8) — Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81959 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81951 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81388 (CVSS 7.8) — Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81957 (CVSS 7.8) — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.…
    CVE-2026-81395 (CVSS 5.5) — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.…

    References

    http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=451
    http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/06/16/436174.aspx
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1420
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20686
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016316
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/802324
    http://www.osvdb.org/26527
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437636/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437936/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18422
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-167A.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-192A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2361
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27179
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A537
    http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=451
    http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/06/16/436174.aspx
    http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1420
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20686
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016316
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/802324
    http://www.osvdb.org/26527
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437636/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437936/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18422
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-167A.html
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-192A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2361
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27179
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A537

    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