Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes multiple simultaneous Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager function calls, aka "Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager Vulnerability."
Published May 9, 2012
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.59%
Description
Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes multiple simultaneous Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager function calls, aka "Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
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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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 74.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 72.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 63.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 17.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 76.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 76.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.77% (0.01773) | 53.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/81735 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49115 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/81735 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49115 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53378 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027043 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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