CVE-2010-0027
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
The URL validation functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, 6 SP1, 7 and 8, and the ShellExecute API function in Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, does not properly process input parameters, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local programs via a crafted URL, aka "URL Validation Vulnerability."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509470/100/0/threaded
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-016/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-007
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55773
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8464
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.