CVE-2010-4588

The WBEMSingleView.ocx ActiveX control 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools 1.1 and...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

The WBEMSingleView.ocx ActiveX control 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the ReleaseContext method, a different vector than CVE-2010-3973, possibly an untrusted pointer dereference.

Exploit likelihood

32.3%Down 28.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2010-4588
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-4588
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-4554 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-4554
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffxw-f5f8-xhhf No score

The WBEMSingleView.ocx ActiveX control 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools 1.1 and...

Record: GHSA-ffxw-f5f8-xhhf
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft wmi administrative tools

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft WMITools - ActiveX Remote Command Execution	2010-12-22

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2010-4588 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Wmi Administrative Tools, published December 23, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.