High severity · published Mar 10, 2010
CVE-2010-0806
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
82.2%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)82.2% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 20, 2026
Federal remediation dueJun 3, 2026
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
5.01; 6; 8; 7; 6 · source: NVD, KEV
In the news
AdvisoryHigh
CISA Adds Seven Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
CISA has added seven new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation.
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CVE-2009-3459 Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CVE-2010-0249 Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2010-0806 Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2026-41091 Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-45498 Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability
These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise.
Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the KEV Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information.
Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of KEV Catalog vulnerabilities as part o...
May 20, 2026·CISA Advisories
ThreatIntelHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2010-0806: Microsoft Internet Explorer - Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
IEInternet ExplorerCVE-2010-0806
May 20, 2026·CISA KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0806
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0806
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/09/security-advisory-981374-released.aspx
Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/62810
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38860
Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744549
Broken Link
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981374.mspx
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38615
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