Actively exploitedCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

CVE-2010-0806

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.

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Analysis

A critical use-after-free vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows for remote code execution. While these versions are end-of-life, this flaw has been actively exploited in the wild and remains part of the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Relevant roles

WindowsFrontendCyberSecurity

Severity

Score: 8.8(HIGH)

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

AV: NETWORK

AC: LOW

PR: NONE

UI: REQUIRED

S: UNCHANGED

C: HIGH

I: HIGH

A: HIGH

Weakness (CWE): CWE-399CWE-416

CISA KEV

Added to KEV: 2026-05-20

Federal patch deadline: 2026-06-03

Known ransomware use: Unknown

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.8725 (87.3%)

Percentile: 99.5%

EPSS: 2026-05-23

Affects

microsoft:internet_explorermicrosoft:windows_2000microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_vistamicrosoft:windows_xp

Technical description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Peer Objects component (aka iepeers.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object, as exploited in the wild in March 2010, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 3/10/2010, 10:30:01 PM

Last modified: 5/21/2026, 12:57:10 PM

References

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Actively exploited

KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) is CISA's catalog of CVEs confirmed as actively exploited in the real world. If a CVE is on KEV, someone is already using it in attacks.

CVSS 10.0

CVSS 10.0 — máxima severidad teórica. Explotable de forma remota, sin privilegios, con impacto total. Aún no confirmada como explotada en el mundo real, pero parchea ya.

AI-recommended

Un modelo de lenguaje revisó el CVE y consideró que afecta a software ampliamente desplegado o herramientas comunes de desarrollo. Un humano del equipo aprobó la publicación antes de que llegara aquí.

Categorías de impacto que evalúa la IA

widely_deployed_infra — kernel Linux, OpenSSL, glibc, k8s, Docker, nginx, OpenSSH.

popular_dev_tooling — Node.js, Python, Go, React, Next.js, librerías comunes de npm/pip.

common_consumer_software — Chrome, Firefox, Windows, macOS, apps móviles populares.

enterprise_saas — GitHub, GitLab, Atlassian, Salesforce, Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti.

niche_software — CMS regionales, herramientas de hobby, librerías de poco uso.

not_relevant — firmware específico de proveedor, software descontinuado.

EPSS — EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) by FIRST.org estimates the probability that a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days. Range is 0 to 1; very fresh CVEs typically score low until evidence accumulates.