01 Record
CVE-2001-0240
Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 72.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2001-09-18 04:00Z25 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 04:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2001-03-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0f6c500dd3172681530ce6aea53096c831dc09b3027c92c5b7ee0930168e82b8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comword-rtf-macro-execution(6571)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6571
- www.securityfocus.com2753http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2753
- docs.microsoft.comMS01-028https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-028