Is CVE-2010-0232 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2010-0232 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on March 3, 2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0232?

CVE-2010-0232 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-0232

HIGH · CVSS 7.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 28.7%EU EUVD: exploited

The kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, including Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when access to 16-bit applications is enabled on a 32-bit x86 platform, does not properly validate certain BIOS calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by crafting a VDM_TIB data structure in the Thread Environment Block (TEB), and then calling the NtVdmControl function to start the Windows Virtual DOS Machine (aka NTVDM) subsystem, leading to improperly handled exceptions involving the #GP trap handler (nt!KiTrap0D), aka "Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score: 28.7% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added March 3, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-0263)
Published: January 21, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on March 3, 2022; federal remediation due March 24, 2022.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0263 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2000
microsoft / windows 7
microsoft / windows xp
microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

6 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 989 - historical
Windows XP Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 990 - historical
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 including R2, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, x64, and Itanium Editions; Windows XP Professional SP2 and x64 SP2; Windows XP Embedded SP2 - Microsoft Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10184-2008 - archived

See all 6 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspx(Broken Link)
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.html(Broken Link)
http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zip(Broken Link, Exploit)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38265(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspx(Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864(Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344(Broken Link)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0232(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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