What is CVE-2010-3941?

CVE-2010-3941 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2010-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2010-3941?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

CVE-2010-3941

Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Double Free Vulnerability."

Published 2010-12-16 · 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 (70.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.8% 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-399

References

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098 (vendor-advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11959 (signature, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3941?: CVE-2010-3941 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2010-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2010-3941?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.