The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 do not properly validate pseudo-handle values in callback parameters during window creation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."
Published Aug 11, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.43%
Description
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 do not properly validate pseudo-handle values in callback parameters during window creation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."
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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:L/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03428) | 88.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03428) | 87.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.80% (0.00801) | 73.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01971) | 83.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 0.80% (0.00801) | 73.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01971) | 82.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 0.80% (0.00801) | 73.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01971) | 82.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.76% (0.04759) | 88.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.12% (0.02116) | 80.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.12% (0.02116) | 78.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.12% (0.02116) | 56.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-048 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11663 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-048 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11663 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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