What is CVE-2010-1896?

CVE-2010-1896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2010-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2010-1896?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

CVE-2010-1896

The Windows kernel-mode drivers in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2 do not properly validate user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k User Input Validation Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2010-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12006 (signature, vdb-entry)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-048 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1896?: CVE-2010-1896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2010-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2010-1896?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.