Description
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 is a Perl module used for parsing Excel files. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability due to passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type “eval”. Specifically, the issue stems from the evaluation of Number format strings (not to be confused with printf-style format strings) within the Excel parsing logic.
Published: 2023-12-24
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 83.3% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to version 0.66

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3702-1 libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5592-1 libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6781-1 Spreadsheet::ParseExcel vulnerability
History

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:15:00 +0000


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Description Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 is a Perl module used for parsing Excel files. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability due to passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type “eval”. Specifically, the issue stems from the evaluation of Number format strings (not to be confused with printf-style format strings) within the Excel parsing logic. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 is a Perl module used for parsing Excel files. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability due to passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type “eval”. Specifically, the issue stems from the evaluation of Number format strings (not to be confused with printf-style format strings) within the Excel parsing logic.

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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Jmcnamara Spreadsheet\
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Mandiant

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:05:29.481Z

Reserved: 2023-12-24T16:23:02.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-7101

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:50:08.227Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2023-12-24T22:15:07.983

Modified: 2025-10-24T16:39:52.043

Link: CVE-2023-7101

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