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CVE-2010-1253

39
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1253 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Office Excel, Office for Mac, and related compatibility packs. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious Excel files containing specially designed DBQueryExt records that enable a function call to a user-controlled pointer. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2002CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2004CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
25.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2569 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 65228
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-038
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6842
securityfocus.com / archive/1/511728/100/0/threaded
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
US Government Resource
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-10-103