Is CVE-2010-1591 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1591 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1591?

CVE-2010-1591 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-1591

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

Beijing Rising International Rising Antivirus 2008 through 2010 does not properly validate input to certain IOCTLs, including 0x83003C07, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted IOCTL requests to the (1) HookCont.sys, (2) HookNtos.sys, (3) HOOKREG.sys, or (4) HookSys.sys device driver; or the (5) RsNTGdi.sys kernel module, reachable through \Device\RSNTGDI.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-1617)
Published: April 28, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1617 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

rising-global / rising antivirus
rising-global / rising antivirus
rising-global / rising antivirus

References

http://osvdb.org/61946
http://secunia.com/advisories/38335(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0805/ntiadv0805.html(Exploit)
http://www.ntinternals.org/ntiadv0902/ntiadv0902.html(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37951(Exploit)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0218(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55869

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

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