CVE-2010-0249

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.919 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 3 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

91.9% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 9.3 · high

Is it mine?

19 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2026-05-20remediate by 2026-06-03

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 · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 on 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 by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object, related to incorrectly initialized memory and improper handling of objects in memory, as exploited in the wild in December 2009 and January 2010 during Operation Aurora, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-416USprimaryCWE-399USCWE-416US

exploits (3)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-11167Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - 'Aurora' Memory Corruption (MS10-002)functional · exploit_db
EDB-16599Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'Aurora' Memory Corruption (MS10-002) (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
exploit/windows/browser/ms10_002_auroraMS10-002 Microsoft Internet Explorer "Aurora" Memory Corruptionfunctional · metasploit

affected products (19)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 6 SP1fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 6fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 8fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 7fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 2000 SP4all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 7all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2008 Goldall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2008 R2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Vista Gold SP1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Vista Gold SP2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows XP Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows XP Service Pack 3all versionsfstec_bduRU
microsoft internet explorer= 5.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2010-01-15modified 2026-06-16

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references (29)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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