CVE-2023-7101
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
What is affected
| Vendor | Spreadsheet::ParseExcel |
|---|---|
| Product | Spreadsheet::ParseExcel |
| Weakness | CWE-95 |
The vulnerability
Spreadsheet::ParseExcel contains a remote code execution 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 within the Excel parsing logic.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
US federal civilian agencies were required to act by 23 January 2024 under BOD 22-01. The deadline is a compliance date, not a measure of severity — it says nothing about how dangerous the flaw is to anyone else.
Where this comes from
Every field on this page is taken from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, last synced 13 Nov 2026, 00:30. Nothing here is our own assessment. For the technical scoring, see the NVD record below.