Is CVE-2010-2265 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2265 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2265?

CVE-2010-2265 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-2265

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 21.0%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GetServerName function in sysinfo/commonFunc.js in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the svr parameter to sysinfo/sysinfomain.htm. NOTE: this can be leveraged with CVE-2010-1885 to execute arbitrary commands without user interaction.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 21.0% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2277)
Published: June 15, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2277 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows server 2003
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 including R2, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, x64, and Itanium Editions; Windows XP Professional SP2 and x64 SP2; Windows XP Embedded SP2 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10184-2008 - archived
Microsoft Windows 2003 and Microsoft Windows XP - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0131-2005 - archived

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0197.html(Exploit)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx(Vendor Advisory)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/40076(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319(US Government Resource)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40721(Exploit)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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