THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2010-2561
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-2561

Xml Core Services vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
24.9%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 does not properly handle HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted response, aka "Msxml2.XMLHTTP.3.0 Response Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Xml Core Services
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2010-08-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 24.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-2561

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Xml Core Services is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-2561.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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