CVE-2010-1256
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for...
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "token checking" that trigger memory corruption, aka "IIS Authentication Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "token checking" that trigger memory corruption, aka "IIS Authentication Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-1256- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "token checking" that trigger memory corruption, aka "IIS Authentication Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-1256- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1285 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "token checking" that trigger memory corruption, aka "IIS Authentication Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-1285- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6vp-xg23-hpm2 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for...
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "token checking" that trigger memory corruption, aka "IIS Authentication Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-h6vp-xg23-hpm2- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1256 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published June 8, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7149
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-040
securityfocus.com/bid/40573
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58864
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1256
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6vp-xg23-hpm2