Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2010-0249
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."
CISA KEV
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:91.88%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
YES
KEV Date Added
2026-05-20
Ransomware Use
Unknown
KEV Due Date
2026-06-03
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
91.885%
EPSS Percentile
99.8th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
HIGH
SSVC Exploitation
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SSVC Automatable
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Vulnerability Class
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Identity & Timeline
| Status | - |
| Assigning Authority | - |
| CVSS Version / Source | - |
| Reserved | - |
| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| No affected products specified. | ||
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