When was CVE-2006-2388 disclosed?

CVE-2006-2388 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 13, 2006, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2006-2388 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-2388 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2006-2388?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2006-2388, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2006-2388

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

0.0

Microsoft Office Excel 2000 through 2004 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed cell comments, which lead to modification of "critical data offsets" during the rebuilding process.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 97.4%
KEV: Not listed

References (16)

secure@microsofthttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439786/100/0/threaded
secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18938
secure@microsofthttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
secure@microsofthttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-022.html
secure@microsofthttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
secure@microsofthttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27604
secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A234
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016472
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439786/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18938
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2755
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-022.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-037
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27604

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