Vulnerability Report

CVE-2010-2744

Title: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2010-2744

CWE Category CWE-264
Published Date Oct 13, 2010
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
4.28%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2010-2744: The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 do not properly manage a window class, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a window, then using (1) the SetWindowLongPtr function to modify the popup menu structure, or (2) the SwitchWndProc function with a switch window information pointer, which is not re-initialized when a WM_NCCREATE message is processed, aka "Win32k Window Class Vulnerability."

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

http://mista.nu/blog/2010/12/01/windows-class-handling-gone-wrong/ http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15894 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-073 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12085 http://mista.nu/blog/2010/12/01/windows-class-handling-gone-wrong/ http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15894 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-073 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12085
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-2010-2744 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15894
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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 N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.