CVE-2010-0261

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 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 MDXSET record is broken up into several records," aka "Microsoft Office Excel MDXSET Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-03-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-0261 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 65.47%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0261

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 76.31% 65.47% -10.84%
2 2025-03-29 65.47% 76.31% +10.84%
3 2025-03-19 — 65.47% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0261

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0261

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0261

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:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0261

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