CVE-2010-0483

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
82.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: March 3, 2010 (5916 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by referencing a (1) local pathname, (2) UNC share pathname, or (3) WebDAV server with a crafted .hlp file in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution involving winhlp32.exe when the F1 key is pressed, aka "VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-94

Affected Products

microsoft windows 2000microsoft windows 2003 servermicrosoft windows server 2003microsoft windows xp

References

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