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CVE-2010-0806

HIGH8.8
CISA KEV

Published 2010-03-10 · Updated 2026-06-16 · Source secure@microsoft.com

Summary

CVE-2010-0806 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 20, 2026, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 3, 2026. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.

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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."

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-399CWE-416

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Microsoft — Internet Explorer

Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Date added: 2026-05-20 · Due: 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.

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