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CVE-2010-1263

41
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1263 is a critical COM Validation Vulnerability affecting Windows Shell, WordPad, and various Microsoft Office versions across multiple Windows operating systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a crafted file, due to improper validation of COM objects during instantiation. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring user interaction but enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2003CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
28.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2856 is in the 92nd 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

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-036
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-083
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7286
securityfocus.com / bid/40574
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
US Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
US Government Resource