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CVE-2010-1896

HIGH · CVSS 8.4EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 do not properly validate user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k User Input Validation Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score
8.4 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
1.4% (73th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2010-1915)
Published
August 11, 2010
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-1915 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows server 2003
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp

Certified products that may be affected

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

See all 11 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

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

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