{"cve":"CVE-2023-7101","nvd":{"published":"2023-12-24T22:15:07.983","modified":"2026-06-17T06:52:04.040","status":"Analyzed","description":"Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 is a Perl module used for parsing Excel files. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability due to passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type “eval”. Specifically, the issue stems from the evaluation of Number format strings (not to be confused with printf-style format strings) within the Excel parsing logic.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-94","CWE-95"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4","https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171","https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md","https://https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc","https://https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bc"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","jmcnamara:spreadsheet\\"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:43:38.875533635+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-7101","score":0.18959,"percentile":0.97301,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2023-7101","date_added":"2024-01-02","due_date":"2024-01-23","vendor":"Spreadsheet::ParseExcel","product":"Spreadsheet::ParseExcel","known_ransomware":false},"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."]}