VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-2566

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability15.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-08-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The Secure Channel (aka SChannel) security package in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2, does not properly validate certificate request messages from TLS and SSL servers, which allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SSL response, aka "SChannel Malformed Certificate Request Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references