CVE-2012-1848
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003...
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 handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Scrollbar Calculation Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Scrollbar Calculation Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-1848- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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 handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Scrollbar Calculation Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-1848- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1858 No score
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 handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Scrollbar Calculation Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-1858- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8c2w-7p42-pv9v No score
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003...
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 handle user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Scrollbar Calculation Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-8c2w-7p42-pv9v- 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-2012-1848 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 1.90%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1027039
securityfocus.com/bid/53327
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15555
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1848
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8c2w-7p42-pv9v