HIGH
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka "Excel String Variable Vulnerability."
Published Jun 8, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 21.22%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel file, aka "Excel String Variable Vulnerability."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
21.22% 0.21221
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.21221
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.22% (0.21221) | 97.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.22% (0.21221) | 97.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 57.32% (0.57317) | 97.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 70.37% (0.70373) | 98.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 57.32% (0.57317) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 60.25% (0.60247) | 98.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 92.28% (0.92277) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | 89.83% (0.89834) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | 91.74% (0.91738) | 99.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 94.02% (0.94021) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 94.41% (0.94409) | 99.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 93.70% (0.93704) | 99.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 93.58% (0.93581) | 98.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 95.32% (0.95320) | 99.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 94.79% (0.94791) | 99.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 93.06% (0.93062) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 91.86% (0.91858) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 94.64% (0.94638) | 98.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2023 | 94.70% (0.94701) | 98.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 96.23% (0.96227) | 99.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.32% (0.96317) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 49.70% (0.49704) | 98.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 27, 2023 | 49.70% (0.49704) | 98.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 15, 2022 | 56.37% (0.56371) | 98.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 58.31% (0.58315) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40530 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7369 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40530 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7369 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jun 8, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 5, 2010
Link CVE-2010-1252
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a