Product overview
Excel is tracked by BlackTree as a server-side software product. Its lifecycle page separates release identity, maintenance and security boundaries using the publisher's registered source.
Main capabilities
- Networked or application service delivery
- Administrative and operational interfaces
- Versioned maintenance and security updates
Typical use
Used to provide application, infrastructure or operational services to other systems and users.
Deployment
Deployed on servers, virtual machines, containers or managed infrastructure.
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Collected lifecycle data
| Product | Excel |
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| Release | 2010 |
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| End of Fixed Lifecycle Policy | 14 October 2020 |
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| Date precision | Day |
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Known exploited vulnerabilities
Catalogue updated 11 Sep 2026These are product-family matches in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue. Confirm the affected product version in the vendor advisory.
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution
Microsoft Office Excel contains a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file that includes a malformed object.
Microsoft · OfficeRansomware use: Unknown
CISA entry ↗Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Office Excel contains a remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited when a specially crafted Excel file is opened. This malicious file could be delivered as an email attachment or hosted on a malicious website. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by creating a specially crafted Excel file, which, when opened, allowing an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system.
Microsoft · OfficeRansomware use: Unknown
CISA entry ↗Microsoft Office Object Record Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft Office contains an object record corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted Excel file with a malformed record object.
Microsoft · OfficeRansomware use: Unknown
CISA entry ↗Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.
Microsoft · ExcelRansomware use: Unknown
CISA entry ↗Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly handles input. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary commands.
Microsoft · ExcelRansomware use: Unknown
CISA entry ↗Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft Office Excel allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a FEATHEADER record containing an invalid cbHdrData size element that affects a pointer offset.
Microsoft · ExcelRansomware use: Unknown
CISA entry ↗Showing the 6 most recently added of 7 product-family matches.
Package vulnerability advisories
OSV advisories are matched through the registered package URL. A package-family match does not prove that the installed release is affected. Check the affected and fixed versions before remediation.
No package advisories have been linked for this product identity.
This is not evidence that the product has no vulnerabilities.
Source evidence
PRIMARYReady
Microsoft lifecycle discovery
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Official vendor lifecycle or product-change property. Extracted records require human review.
First collected 25 Aug 2026 · Last collected 12 Sep 2026 · Review state accepted
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