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medium 4.3

CVE-2010-2442 json

Microsoft Internet Explorer, possibly 8, does not properly restrict focus changes, which allows remote attackers to read keystrokes via "cr…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2451

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.6%
EPSS 11.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer, possibly 8, does not properly restrict focus changes, which allows remote attackers to read keystrokes via "cross-domain IFRAME gadgets."

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Exploit prediction

11.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.