MicrosoftExploited incident
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution
CVE-2009-0238High, CVSS 8.8In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 14 Apr 2026
Automated timeline. Not yet checked by a researcher, so it doesn't count toward any grade.
Response
- Silence
- not dated First public report to first vendor statement
- Exposure
- not dated First public report to first fix
- Follow-through
- not dated First public report to a fix for every supported version
- Vendor silent
- Vendor statement, no fix
- Fixed for some versions
- Fixed when disclosed
- Date only, no time of day
Timeline and evidence
Open a moment to see its source and archived quote.
First public report
CVE.org record CVE-2009-0238ClaimedQuote verified
Microsoft Office Excel 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1; Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3; Excel Viewer; Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1; and Excel
CVE record published.
- Source
- CVE.org record CVE-2009-0238 cve record
- Recorded time
- Precision
- To the minute
- Origin
- Claimed. The date the source gives.
- Quote check
- Found in the archived copy
- Snapshot
sha256:1534fa6e41905e32…- Used in metrics
- Yes
2 more sources for this moment
CISA KEV (CVE-2009-0238)ClaimedQuote verified14 Apr 2026
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution
Added to CISA's KEV catalog on 2026-04-14.
- Source
- CISA KEV (CVE-2009-0238) kev
- Recorded time
- Precision
- Date only (no time of day is shown)
- Origin
- Claimed. The date the source gives.
- Quote check
- Found in the archived copy
- Snapshot
sha256:ef8fffede5c47200…- Used in metrics
- No, kept for the record
Bluesky postClaimedQuote not checked yet14 Apr 2026, 18:33 UTC
CVE-2009-0238 Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Earliest third-party post we hold.
- Source
- Bluesky post social
- Recorded time
- Precision
- To the minute
- Origin
- Claimed. The date the source gives.
- Quote check
- Not checked yet
- Snapshot
- No archived snapshot
- Used in metrics
- No, kept for the record
Vendor statement
No public statement from the vendor found yet.
First workaround
No official mitigation found yet.
First fix
No fixed release found yet for any affected branch.
Fixed for all versions
No evidence yet of fixed releases for every supported branch.
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Affected products
- Office
Related
- Office PowerPoint Code Injection Vulnerability CVE-2009-0556
- Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2007-0671
- Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2026-21509
- Office Word Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision Vulnerability CVE-2026-21514