CVE-2010-0233
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—💥 Exploit
Double free vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Double Free Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 7.2
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.70%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 85
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/2000/2003 - Double-Free Memory Corruption Privilege Escalation (2/9/2010)
Affected technologies (5)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8392
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8392
Raw JSON (NVD)
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