CVE-2006-5586
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain...
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via "invalid application window sizes" in layered application windows, aka the "GDI Invalid Window Size Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via "invalid application window sizes" in layered application windows, aka the "GDI Invalid Window Size Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2006-5586- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via "invalid application window sizes" in layered application windows, aka the "GDI Invalid Window Size Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2006-5586- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5571 No score
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via "invalid application window sizes" in layered application windows, aka the "GDI Invalid Window Size Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2006-5571- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5m2-7jhc-37c7 No score
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain...
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via "invalid application window sizes" in layered application windows, aka the "GDI Invalid Window Size Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-j5m2-7jhc-37c7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (1) | 2007-04-08 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (2) | 2007-04-17 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - '.ani' GDI Remote Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) | 2007-04-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5586 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published April 4, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.98%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215
securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1385
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
securitytracker.com/id?1017846
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5586
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j5m2-7jhc-37c7