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CVE-2010-0489

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0489 is a race condition vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, and 7, affecting various Windows operating systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is a critical vulnerability that can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, there is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
23.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2373 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018
securitytracker.com / id
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7774
securityfocus.com / bid/39026
Patch
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html
US Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0744
PatchVendor Advisory