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CVE-2010-0252

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 28.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2010-02-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX control (aka the Office Excel ActiveX control for Data Analysis) in max3activex.dll in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that corrupts the "system state," aka "Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/38503
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40059
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-008
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-034
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8424
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38503
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40059
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-008

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