The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 and SP3 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a symbolic link from an untrusted registry hive to a trusted registry hive, aka "Windows Kernel Symbolic Link Creation Vulnerability."
Published Apr 14, 2010
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.68%
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 and SP3 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a symbolic link from an untrusted registry hive to a trusted registry hive, aka "Windows Kernel Symbolic Link Creation Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- n/a
Configuration 2
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
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:L/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01680) | 76.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01617) | 72.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 2.55% (0.02550) | 84.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.34% (0.04340) | 87.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 72.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.42% (0.04424) | 88.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.28% (0.02283) | 81.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.28% (0.02283) | 79.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.28% (0.02283) | 58.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39373 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023850 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-021 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7130 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39373 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023850 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-021 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7130 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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