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.
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
Fixes

Solution

Update to version 0.66


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:15:00 +0900


Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0900


Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0900


Fri, 14 Feb 2025 02:30:00 +0900

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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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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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