{"cve":"CVE-2011-1278","nvd":{"published":"2011-06-16T20:55:02.293","modified":"2026-06-16T23:29:04.300","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 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 WriteAV Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48163","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-045","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67716","https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12687","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48163"],"products":["microsoft:excel","microsoft:office"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-1278","score":0.16968,"percentile":0.97066,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}