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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-2423 · published 15 August 2015

CVE-2015-2423: Microsoft excel information exposure vulnerability

Microsoft · Excel

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Windows 10, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Visio 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, and Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allow remote attackers to gain privileges and obtain sensitive information via a crafted command-line parameter to an Office application or Notepad, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Unsafe Command Line Parameter Passing Vulnerability."

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 20% · top 2.7% CWE-200 · Information exposure
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
15Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Windows 10, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Visio 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, and Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allow remote attackers to gain privileges and obtain sensitive information via a crafted command-line parameter to an Office application or Notepad, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Unsafe Command Line Parameter Passing Vulnerability."

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033237 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033248 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-079 PatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081 PatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-088 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033237 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033248 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-079 PatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081 PatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-088 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-2423), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.