{"id":"CVE-2010-3944","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2010-3944","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:44:50.812Z","title":"win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\"","description":"win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\"","published":"2010-12-16T19:33:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:23:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows server 2008"],"epss":{"score":0.03692,"percentile":0.89632,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2010-12-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":15758,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - Win32k Pointer Dereferencement (PoC) (MS10-098)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15758","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows_x86/dos/15758.c","file":"exploits/windows_x86/dos/15758.c","published":"2010-12-17","added":"2010-12-17","updated":"2010-12-17","author":"Stefan LE BERRE","type":"dos","platform":"windows_x86","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2010-3944","OSVDB-69798","MS10-098"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt16000/15758.png","referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12184","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12184","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3944","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}