CVE detail
CVE-2010-0806: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
Microsoft · Internet Explorer
- Date added (KEV)
- May 20, 2026
- CISA due date
- Jun 03, 2026
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
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.
Vendor fix: Vendor advisory
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Technical detail
From CISA
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.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securityadvisories/2010/981374 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0806
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/38860Vendor Advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981374.mspxBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0567Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0744Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38860Vendor Advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981374.mspxBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0567Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0744Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018Vendor Advisory
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744549PatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744549PatchUS Government Resource
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/09/security-advisory-981374-released.aspxBroken Link
- http://osvdb.org/62810Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38615Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56772Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8446Broken Link
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/09/security-advisory-981374-released.aspxBroken Link
- http://osvdb.org/62810Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38615Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.htmlUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56772Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8446Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0806US Government Resource
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