CVE-2012-0178
Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2,...
Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes multiple simultaneous Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager function calls, aka "Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes multiple simultaneous Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager function calls, aka "Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0178- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes multiple simultaneous Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager function calls, aka "Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0216 No score
Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes multiple simultaneous Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager function calls, aka "Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0216- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qw86-xx8q-rx6f No score
Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2,...
Race condition in partmgr.sys in Windows Partition Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes multiple simultaneous Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager function calls, aka "Plug and Play (PnP) Configuration Manager Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-qw86-xx8q-rx6f- 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-2012-0178 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 7, published May 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/49115
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-033
securitytracker.com/id?1027043
osvdb.org/81735
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
securityfocus.com/bid/53378
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15229
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0178
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qw86-xx8q-rx6f