{"cve":"CVE-2010-0483","nvd":{"published":"2010-03-03T19:30:00.587","modified":"2026-06-16T23:16:15.703","status":"Modified","description":"vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by referencing a (1) local pathname, (2) UNC share pathname, or (3) WebDAV server with a crafted .hlp file in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution involving winhlp32.exe when the F1 key is pressed, aka \"VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/28/investigating-a-new-win32hlp-and-internet-explorer-issue.aspx","http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/01/security-advisory-981169-released.aspx","http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/03/01/help-keypress-vulnerability-in-vbscript-enabling-remote-code-execution.aspx","http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt","http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.html"],"products":["microsoft:windows_2000","microsoft:windows_2003_server","microsoft:windows_server_2003","microsoft:windows_xp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:55:32.599380760+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-0483","score":0.86634,"percentile":0.9974,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}