CVE-2006-3059

Exp

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: 2006-06-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-3059 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.11%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-3059

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1944 exploit_db edb 2006-06-22 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3059

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 2026-06-15 75.42% 41.11% -34.30%
2 2025-05-20 75.07% 75.42% +0.35%
3 2025-03-30 — 75.07% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3059

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3059

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3059

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft excel 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel 2004 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2004:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft excel_viewer 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3059

URL Tags
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 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016316
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/802324 US Government Resource
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 US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-192A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2361 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755 Vendor Advisory
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
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