CVE-2006-2387

What it is

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 for Mac, v.X for Mac, Excel Viewer 2003, and Microsoft Works Suite 2004 through 2006 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DATETIME record in an XLS file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3867 and CVE-2006-3875.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

12.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2006-10-10 22:07 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:24 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 12.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2006-10-10 22:07 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:24 UTC

Exploit probability

12.5% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Office 2000
• Microsoft Office 2001
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Microsoft Office 2004
• Microsoft Office v.x

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.1

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Is it in your code?

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