Is CVE-2010-2562 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2562 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2562?

CVE-2010-2562 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-2562

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 17.6%EU EUVD

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Excel file, aka "Excel 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: 17.6% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2566)
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-2010-2566 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / excel
microsoft / excel
microsoft / office
microsoft / office
microsoft / open xml file format converter

References

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

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