VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-0485

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-06-08
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a new window," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references