Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information during parsing of Excel spreadsheets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Excel Memory Heap Overwrite Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-1275 is rated High Risk (76.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 50.12%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.59% 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 | 2025-03-30 | 43.54% | 50.12% | +6.59% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 50.12% | 43.54% | -6.59% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 50.12% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | excel | 2002 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2004 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2011 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | open_xml_file_format_converter | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |