Vulnerability Report

CVE-2010-1896

Title: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2010-1896.

CWE Category CWE-20
Published Date Aug 11, 2010
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 8.4 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.42%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2010-1896: 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."

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-048 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12006 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-048 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12006
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity HIGH
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2010-1896 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.