CVE-2010-3962
Actively exploited. CVE-2010-3962 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-10-06) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2010-3962 is indexed in Metasploit and Exploit-DB. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
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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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2010-3962 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- MetasploitA Metasploit Framework module targets this CVE — weaponized, point-and-click exploitation.look it up ↗
- Exploit-DBA public exploit is published in the Exploit-DB archive.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2010-3962: Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-10-06
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