CVE-2010-0266

Microsoft Outlook 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP1/SP2 - Remote Code Execution via SMB Attachment Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 4 public exploits for CVE-2010-0266. PoCs published by Metasploit, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/email/ms10_045_outlook_ref_resolve.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2010-0266 by crafting a malicious TNEF stream in an email attachment, which, when opened in Outlook, executes a payload fetched from a WebDAV server. The exploit leverages the ATTACH_BY_REF_RESOLVE vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

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."

Exploits (4)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16699

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2010-0266 by crafting a malicious TNEF stream in an email attachment, which, when opened in Outlook, executes a payload fetched from a WebDAV server. The exploit leverages the ATTACH_BY_REF_RESOLVE vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Outlook (versions affected by MS10-045)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious email attachment in Outlook · WebDAV server to host the payload
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16700

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2010-0266 by crafting a malicious email with a TNEF attachment that, when clicked, executes a payload via a WebDAV share. It includes both SMTP delivery and HTTP server components to serve the payload.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Outlook (versions affected by MS10-045)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the email and click the attachment · Network access to the attacker's WebDAV server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/email/ms10_045_outlook_ref_resolve.rb

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2010-0266 by crafting a malicious email with a TNEF attachment that triggers Outlook to execute a remote file via a WebDAV share. The exploit sets up an HTTP server to serve the payload and handles WebDAV requests to deliver the executable.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Outlook (versions affected by CVE-2010-0266)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious email and interact with the attachment · Network access to the attacker's WebDAV server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/email/ms10_045_outlook_ref_only.rb

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2010-0266 by crafting a malicious email with a TNEF attachment that references a remote executable via WebDAV. When the user interacts with the attachment, Outlook executes the file from the attacker-controlled server.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Outlook (versions affected by CVE-2010-0266)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious email and interact with the attachment · Attacker must host a WebDAV server to serve the payload
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11623
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.html

Scores

EPSS 0.5528
EPSS Percentile 98.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/outlook 2002 sp3
microsoft/outlook 2003 sp3
microsoft/outlook 2007 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
Published Jul 15, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026