CVE-2010-3236

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Out Of Bounds Array Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-10-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-3236 is rated High Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 56.27%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.68% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3236

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 2025-04-14 53.59% 56.27% +2.68%
2 2025-03-30 62.09% 53.59% -8.50%
3 2025-03-29 — 62.09% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3236

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-2010-3236

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3236

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 office 2004 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3236

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