Microsoft Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 for Mac, and Word Viewer do not properly handle a malformed record during parsing of a Word document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Word Parsing Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-3221 is rated High Risk (66.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.75%, 97th 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 | 2026-06-15 | 54.35% | 19.75% | -34.60% |
| 2 | 2025-04-14 | 51.62% | 54.35% | +2.72% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 51.62% | — |
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 | office | 2004 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | word | 2002 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | word | 2003 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | word_viewer | — | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |