CVE-2010-0249 — Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Overview
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
Vulnerability details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2010-0249
- Vulnerability
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Affected products
- Microsoft: Internet Explorer
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitation status
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
- EPSS score
- 91.9% probability of exploitation in 30 days · 100th percentile
- Published
- 2026-05-20
Remediation guidance
CVE-2010-0249 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.
Apply the vendor's official security update for Microsoft the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.
FIRST EPSS estimates a 91.9% probability that CVE-2010-0249 will be exploited within the next 30 days (100th percentile of all CVEs) — useful for risk-based patch sequencing.
Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.
Authoritative references
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