CVE-2010-0266
Microsoft Office Outlook 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2 does not properly verify e-mail...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2010-0266- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2010-0266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0297 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2010-0297- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wgv-wjfv-42f8 No score
Microsoft Office Outlook 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2 does not properly verify e-mail...
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."
- Record
GHSA-6wgv-wjfv-42f8- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | 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 |
| Metasploit | Outlook ATTACH_BY_REF_ONLY File Execution | 2010-06-01 |
| Metasploit | Outlook ATTACH_BY_REF_RESOLVE File Execution | 2010-06-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-0266 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Outlook, published July 14, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 50.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.