Is CVE-2010-1901 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1901 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1901?

CVE-2010-1901 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-1901

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 19.4%EU EUVD

Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP2; Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Word Viewer; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP2 do not properly handle unspecified properties in rich text data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted RTF document, aka "Word RTF Parsing Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 19.4% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1920)
Published: August 11, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1920 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / office
microsoft / office
microsoft / office compatibility pack
microsoft / office word viewer
microsoft / open xml file format converter
microsoft / word
microsoft / word
microsoft / word

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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