Is CVE-2010-2572 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2010-2572 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-06-08.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-2572?

CVE-2010-2572 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-2572?

CVE-2010-2572 has an EPSS score of 62.60% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2010-2572?

No published fix for CVE-2010-2572 has been found yet. It is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list; federal agencies must remediate by 2022-06-22. Apply the vendor's mitigations per CISA's guidance.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-2572

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint 95 document, aka "PowerPoint Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Actively exploited, no published fix found yet

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal remediation due: 2022-06-22

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

62.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Microsoft PowerPoint contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that alllows for remote code execution.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-06-22

References

Patch1

docs.microsoft.com

Third-Party Advisory1

us-cert.gov

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Other references1

oval.cisecurity.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-22.