CVE-2010-0806

Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

  • High 8.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 20 May 2026

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."

Key facts

Published
10 Mar 2010
Last changed
21 May 2026
Assigned by
microsoft
KEV added
20 May 2026
KEV fix due
3 Jun 2026
EPSS
82.115% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.663% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

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

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a
  • n/a (affected)

Timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2010 Published
  2. 20 May 2026 CVE-2010-0806 added to CISA KEV
  3. 20 May 2026 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References