CVE-2012-2553
Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3...
Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2553- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2553- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2539 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-2539- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv9h-hx45-x3cj No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3...
Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-hv9h-hx45-x3cj- 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-2012-2553 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 7, published November 14, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
securityfocus.com/bid/56448
securitytracker.com/id?1027750
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15817
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-075
secunia.com/advisories/51239
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2553
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hv9h-hx45-x3cj