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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-0027 in the critical feed json

The URL validation functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, 7 and 8, and the ShellExecute API function in Windows 2000…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-0059

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
34.0%
EPSS 34.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The URL validation functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, 7 and 8, and the ShellExecute API function in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, does not properly process input parameters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a crafted URL, aka "URL Validation Vulnerability."

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33552)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

33.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33552 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - URI Validation Remote Code Execution remote, 2010-01-21

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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