CVE-2010-0485
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3,...
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a new window," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a new window," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-0485- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0516
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a new window," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-0516- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9cc-4rm6-chr3
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3,...
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a new window," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-h9cc-4rm6-chr3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 Gold and SP2, Windows 7, and Server 2008 R2 "do not properly validate all callback parameters when creating a new window," which allows local users to execute arbitrary code, aka "Win32k Window Creation Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-0485- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - 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-2010-0485 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published June 8, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6948
opera.com/support/kb/view/954
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-032
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0485
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9cc-4rm6-chr3