Is CVE-2007-2496 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-2496 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-2496?

CVE-2007-2496 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2007-2496

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.8%EU EUVD

The WordOCX ActiveX control in WordViewer.ocx 3.2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long (1) DoOleCommand, (2) FTPDownloadFile, (3) FTPUploadFile, (4) HttpUploadFile, (5) GotoPage, (6) Save, (7) SaveWebFile, (8) HttpDownloadFile, (9) Open, (10) OpenWebFile, (11) SaveAs, or (12) ShowWordStandardDialog property value.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score: 3.8% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-2489)
Published: May 4, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-2489 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

office ocx / word viewer ocx

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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