CVE-2010-3962: Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an uninitialized memory corruption vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an uninitialized memory corruption vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Discontinue use of Internet Explorer or apply the latest security updates.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3962
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2010-3962Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2010-3962 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Microsoft Internet Explorer
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2010-0249: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-05-20
- criticalexploitedCVE-2010-0806: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-05-20
- criticalexploitedCVE-2013-3893: Microsoft Internet Explorer Resource Management Errors Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-08-12
- criticalexploitedCVE-2012-4792: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2024-07-23
- criticalexploitedCVE-2013-3163: Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-03-30
- criticalexploitedCVE-2012-4969: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-06-08
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