CVE-2010-0266 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 55.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Office Outlook 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2 does not properly verify e-mail attachments with a PR_ATTACH_METHOD property value of ATTACH_BY_REFERENCE, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted message, aka "Microsoft Outlook SMB Attachment Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 55.28% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-07-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | outlook |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Outlook - 'ATTACH_BY_REF_RESOLVE' File Execution (MS10-045) (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Outlook - 'ATTACH_BY_REF_ONLY' File Execution (MS10-045) (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-045
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11623
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-045
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11623
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