Is CVE-2010-3242 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3242 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3242?

CVE-2010-3242 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-3242

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 21.0%EU EUVD

Microsoft Excel 2002 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, and Open XML File Format Converter for Mac do not properly validate record information, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel document, aka "Ghost Record Type Parsing 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-20
EPSS score: 21.0% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3241)
Published: October 13, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3241 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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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