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CVE-2010-3240

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 21.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2010-10-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3 and 2007 SP2; Excel Viewer SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 do not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Real Time Data Array Record Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2002-sp3, 2007-sp2
• Microsoft Excel Viewer: all versions
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: 2007-sp2

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-080
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7196
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-080
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7196

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