CVE-2010-0252: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 28.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX control (aka the Office Excel ActiveX control for Data Analysis) in max3activex.dll in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that corrupts the "system state," aka "Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: any version
• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version; affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2010-02-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.