Is CVE-2010-4562 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4562 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4562?

CVE-2010-4562 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-4562

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 14.3%EU EUVD

Microsoft Windows 2008, 7, Vista, 2003, 2000, and XP, when using IPv6, allows remote attackers to determine whether a host is sniffing the network by sending an ICMPv6 Echo Request to a multicast address and determining whether an Echo Reply is sent, as demonstrated by thcping. NOTE: due to a typo, some sources map CVE-2010-4562 to a ProFTPd mod_sql vulnerability, but that issue is covered by CVE-2010-4652.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 14.3% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-4528)
Published: February 2, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4528 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows 7
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

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

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Release 6.1.7600 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0755-2012 - archived
Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10390-2010 - archived
Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
Windows Server 2008 R2 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1339 - historical
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1337 - historical

See all 28 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

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

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