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Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0597 · published 27 June 2000

CVE-2000-0597: Microsoft excel vulnerability

Microsoft · Excel

Microsoft Office 2000 (Excel and PowerPoint) and PowerPoint 97 are marked as safe for scripting, which allows remote attackers to force Internet Explorer or some email clients to save files to arbitrary locations via the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) SaveAs function, aka the "Office HTML Script" vulnerability.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 4.0%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Microsoft Office 2000 (Excel and PowerPoint) and PowerPoint 97 are marked as safe for scripting, which allows remote attackers to force Internet Explorer or some email clients to save files to arbitrary locations via the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) SaveAs function, aka the "Office HTML Script" vulnerability.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1399
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=39589349.ED9DBCAB%40nat.bg
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-049
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1399
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=39589349.ED9DBCAB%40nat.bg
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-049

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0597), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.