high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2023-7101Spreadsheet::ParseExcel — a number format that runs as code

This Perl module passes a number format string taken straight out of a spreadsheet into an evaluation call, so opening a crafted file executes whatever the file carries. Version 0.65 is affected.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update Spreadsheet::ParseExcel past 0.65 everywhere it is vendored, appliances included — this module usually arrives as somebody else's dependency, not as a direct install.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
19%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2023-12-24
Added to KEV
2024-01-02
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsThe application must parse a spreadsheet the attacker supplied.

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2023-7101 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24