RCE in Microsoft Wmi_administrative_tools

CVE-2010-3973

The WMITools ActiveX control in WBEMSingleView.ocx 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools 1.1 and earlier in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the AddCon…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.827 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3973?
CVE-2010-3973 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Wmi_administrative_tools, classified under Code Injection. Published 2010-12-23.
Is CVE-2010-3973 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.