The Windows Messenger ActiveX control in msgsc.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that "corrupt the system state," aka "Microsoft Windows Messenger ActiveX Control Vulnerability."
Published Apr 13, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 29.32%
Description
The Windows Messenger ActiveX control in msgsc.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that "corrupt the system state," aka "Microsoft Windows Messenger ActiveX Control Vulnerability."
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 29.32% (0.29323) | 98.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 29.32% (0.29323) | 97.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 43.73% (0.43730) | 97.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 40.89% (0.40889) | 97.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 44.79% (0.44785) | 97.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 62.56% (0.62562) | 97.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 44.79% (0.44785) | 97.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 63.86% (0.63861) | 98.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2025 | 67.48% (0.67478) | 98.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2024 | 73.33% (0.73326) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 75.69% (0.75693) | 98.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 63.94% (0.63937) | 97.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 62.72% (0.62719) | 97.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 60.56% (0.60564) | 97.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2023 | 76.42% (0.76420) | 97.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 77.41% (0.77407) | 97.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 81.61% (0.81609) | 97.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 89.80% (0.89803) | 98.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 60.98% (0.60981) | 98.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 60.98% (0.60981) | 98.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/71788 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44159 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47197 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12524 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/71788 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/44159 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47197 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-027 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12524 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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