CVE-2010-4588

WMI Administrative Tools < 1.1 - Remote Code Execution via WBEMSingleView.ocx ReleaseContext Method

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-4588. PoCs published by WooYun.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a heap spray technique to trigger a use-after-free vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player ActiveX control (CVE-2010-4588), executing arbitrary shellcode (calc.exe in this case) via a crafted HTML file.

Description

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-2010-3973, possibly an untrusted pointer dereference.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by WooYun · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15809

This exploit leverages a heap spray technique to trigger a use-after-free vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player ActiveX control (CVE-2010-4588), executing arbitrary shellcode (calc.exe in this case) via a crafted HTML file.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Flash Player ActiveX (likely versions prior to 10.1.102.64)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage with the exploit · Adobe Flash Player ActiveX control must be installed and vulnerable
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/725596
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42693

Scores

EPSS 0.3282
EPSS Percentile 98.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/wmi_administrative_tools < 1.1
Published Dec 23, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026