CVE-2010-0486
The WinVerifyTrust function in Authenticode Signature Verification 5.1, 6.0, and 6.1 in Microsoft...
The WinVerifyTrust function in Authenticode Signature Verification 5.1, 6.0, and 6.1 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly use unspecified fields in a file digest, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified (1) Portable Executable (PE) or (2) cabinet (aka .CAB) file that incorrectly appears to have a valid signature, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The WinVerifyTrust function in Authenticode Signature Verification 5.1, 6.0, and 6.1 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly use unspecified fields in a file digest, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified (1) Portable Executable (PE) or (2) cabinet (aka .CAB) file that incorrectly appears to have a valid signature, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-0486- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The WinVerifyTrust function in Authenticode Signature Verification 5.1, 6.0, and 6.1 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly use unspecified fields in a file digest, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified (1) Portable Executable (PE) or (2) cabinet (aka .CAB) file that incorrectly appears to have a valid signature, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-0486- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0517 No score
The WinVerifyTrust function in Authenticode Signature Verification 5.1, 6.0, and 6.1 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly use unspecified fields in a file digest, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified (1) Portable Executable (PE) or (2) cabinet (aka .CAB) file that incorrectly appears to have a valid signature, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-0517- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5v2q-2wj9-7j5x No score
The WinVerifyTrust function in Authenticode Signature Verification 5.1, 6.0, and 6.1 in Microsoft...
The WinVerifyTrust function in Authenticode Signature Verification 5.1, 6.0, and 6.1 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly use unspecified fields in a file digest, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified (1) Portable Executable (PE) or (2) cabinet (aka .CAB) file that incorrectly appears to have a valid signature, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-5v2q-2wj9-7j5x- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-0486 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published April 14, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.