The WBEMSingleView.ocx ActiveX control 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI Administrative Tools…
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.32284 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4588
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffxw-f5f8-xhhf
- 2026-10-22 Priority changed: HIGH → MEDIUM
References
More Microsoft Wmi Administrative Tools vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-03771 The WMITools ActiveX control in WBEMSingleView.ocx 1.50.1131.0 in Microsoft WMI… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2010-4588 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-4588 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffxw-f5f8-xhhf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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