CVE-2012-0181

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003...

7.2 HighPublic exploit

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly manage Keyboard Layout files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Keyboard Layout File Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

3.40%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2012-0181
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-0181
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-0219 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-0219
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-372h-p23p-77v2 No score

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003...

Record: GHSA-372h-p23p-77v2
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows XP - Keyboard Layouts Pool Corruption (PoC) (MS12-034)	2012-05-18

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-0181 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 7, published May 9, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.40%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.