RCE in Microsoft Wmi_administrative_tools

CVE-2010-4588

The WBEMSingleView.ocx ActiveX control 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument to the ReleaseContext method, a different vector than CVE-201…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.656 (98.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4588?
CVE-2010-4588 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Wmi_administrative_tools, classified under Code Injection. Published 2010-12-23.
Is CVE-2010-4588 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.