Is CVE-2001-0718 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2001-0718 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2001-0718?

CVE-2001-0718 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2001-0718?

CVE-2001-0718 has an EPSS score of 11.05% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2001-0718

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Vulnerability in (1) Microsoft Excel 2002 and earlier and (2) Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and earlier allows attackers to bypass macro restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by modifying the data stream in the document.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

11.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218802
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-28.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287067
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3402
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-050
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7223

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.