CVE-2010-1891
The Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP...
The Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean locale is enabled, does not properly allocate memory for transactions, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
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The Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean locale is enabled, does not properly allocate memory for transactions, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-1891- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean locale is enabled, does not properly allocate memory for transactions, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-1891- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1910No score
The Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean locale is enabled, does not properly allocate memory for transactions, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-1910- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhhf-m7pj-wvv6No score
The Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP...
The Client/Server Runtime Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2, when a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean locale is enabled, does not properly allocate memory for transactions, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-jhhf-m7pj-wvv6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1891 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published September 15, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.