CVE-2010-0020
The SMB implementation in the Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and...
The SMB implementation in the Server service 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 validate request fields, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed request, aka "SMB Pathname Overflow Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The SMB implementation in the Server service 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 validate request fields, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed request, aka "SMB Pathname Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-0020- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The SMB implementation in the Server service 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 validate request fields, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed request, aka "SMB Pathname Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-0020- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0052 No score
The SMB implementation in the Server service 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 validate request fields, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed request, aka "SMB Pathname Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-0052- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phqx-w8fw-293w No score
The SMB implementation in the Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and...
The SMB implementation in the Server service 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 validate request fields, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed request, aka "SMB Pathname Overflow Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-phqx-w8fw-293w- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-94
- 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-2010-0020 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published February 10, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.