Is CVE-2010-2561 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2561 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2561?

CVE-2010-2561 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-2561

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 24.9%EU EUVD

Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0 does not properly handle HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted response, aka "Msxml2.XMLHTTP.3.0 Response Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 24.9% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2565)
Published: August 11, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2565 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / xml core services

References

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

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