CVE-2010-1262
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, related to the CStyleSheet object and a free of the root container, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.3
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, related to the CStyleSheet object and a free of the root container, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-1262- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, related to the CStyleSheet object and a free of the root container, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-1262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1291 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, related to the CStyleSheet object and a free of the root container, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-1291- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h88c-mjpv-c945 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, related to the CStyleSheet object and a free of the root container, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-h88c-mjpv-c945- 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-2010-1262 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 8, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100089747
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-102
securityfocus.com/bid/40417
securityfocus.com/archive/1/511727/100/0/threaded
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-035
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7406
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1262
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h88c-mjpv-c945