CVE-2010-0806 Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a use-after-free vulnerability in Internet Explorer's Peer Objects component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 20 May 2026
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-0806?
CVE-2010-0806 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 10 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Peer Objects component (aka iepeers.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object, as exploited in the wild in March 2010, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0806?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0806?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 3 Jun 2026.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2010-0806 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2010-0806 in the wild since at least 20 May 2026.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5rx-x946-jm33.