Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet in which "a MDXTUPLE record is broken up into several records," aka "Microsoft Office Excel MDXTUPLE Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0260 is rated High Risk (66.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 57.59%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 70.58% | 57.59% | -12.99% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 57.59% | 70.58% | +12.99% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 57.59% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | excel | 2002 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | excel | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | excel | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | excel | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2004 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_excel_viewer | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_excel_viewer | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_excel_viewer:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x32:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | office_sharepoint_server | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_sharepoint_server:2007:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | open_xml_file_format_converter | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |