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Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Apr 30, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 3, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 1, 1999
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 30, 2022
Last updated Apr 3, 2025

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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(53rd percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-1999-0794

GHSA ID

GHSA-fwwc-q5jc-8pwm

Source code

No known source code

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