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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-0257 in the critical feed json

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 does not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-0288

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.6%
EPSS 18.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 does not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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Exploit prediction

18.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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