Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 for Mac, v.X for Mac, Excel Viewer 2003, and Microsoft Works Suite 2004 through 2006 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DATETIME record in an XLS file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3867 and CVE-2006-3875.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2387 is rated Moderate Risk (55.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.23%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-04 | 39.85% | 41.23% | +1.38% |
| 2 | 2025-05-29 | 39.46% | 39.85% | +0.39% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 39.46% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-2387: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-2387 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2000 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2001 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2001 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2001:*:macintosh:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2001 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2001:*:macos:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2001 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2001:sr1:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2004 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | v.x | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:v.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017031 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/706668 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448147/100/0/threaded | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20344 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3978 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-033.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-059 | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A570 | Third Party Advisory |