CVE-2010-2730

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5, when FastCGI is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted headers in a request, aka "Request Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-09-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2730 is rated Moderate Risk (64.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.08%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2730

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 13.10% 8.08% -5.02%
2 2026-03-01 8.08% 13.10% +5.02%
3 2026-02-04 8.08%

Full EPSS history (40 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2730

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2730

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-2730

Comment: Per: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-065.mspx 'FastCGI is not enabled by default in IIS.'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2730

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_information_services 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2730

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