Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2010-0806 is a memory safety flaw in Internet Explorer’s Peer Objects component. A user browsing to a malicious page with IE 6 or 7 could allow remote code execution. It was exploited in the wild in March 2010 and appears in CISA KEV, so legacy exposure should be treated seriously. Exposure is mainly legacy systems still running Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, or 7, including old workstations, kiosks, lab machines, or embedded operational systems. The provided affected CPE list is incomplete, so validation should rely on browser version and Microsoft bulletin status. High priority only where legacy IE 6 or 7 remains. For modern fleets, the main action is confirming absence. For legacy environments, remediation should be urgent because exploitation is documented and successful compromise could provide full code execution in the user context. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft’s MS10-018 security update where applicable.; Remove or replace Internet Explorer 6 and 7 wherever possible.; Restrict legacy IE systems from browsing untrusted sites..
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
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8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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- 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z: CVE-2010-0806 added to CISA KEV
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- MS10-018CVE reference, microsoft · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- ms-ie-useafterfree-code-execution(56772)CVE reference, microsoft · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8446CVE reference, microsoft · vdb-entry, signature
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018CVE reference, CISA-ADP · vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0806CVE reference, CISA-ADP · government-resource
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