CVE-2010-1818

The IPersistPropertyBag2::Read function in QTPlugin.ocx in Apple QuickTime 6.x, 7.x before 7.6.8,...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

The IPersistPropertyBag2::Read function in QTPlugin.ocx in Apple QuickTime 6.x, 7.x before 7.6.8, and other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the _Marshaled_pUnk attribute, which triggers unmarshalling of an untrusted pointer.

Exploit likelihood

42.7%Down 31.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2010-1818
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-824
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-1818
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-1838 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-1838
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h498-whqr-q683 No score

The IPersistPropertyBag2::Read function in QTPlugin.ocx in Apple QuickTime 6.x, 7.x before 7.6.8,...

Record: GHSA-h498-whqr-q683
Weakness: CWE-824
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apple quicktime

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apple QuickTime - '_Marshaled_pUnk' Backdoor Client-Side Arbitrary Code Execution	2010-08-30
Exploit-DB	Apple QuickTime 7.6.7 - _Marshaled_pUnk Code Execution (Metasploit)	2011-01-08
Metasploit	Apple QuickTime 7.6.7 _Marshaled_pUnk Code Execution	2010-08-30

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-1818 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Quicktime, published August 31, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.