CVE-2010-2744

Microsoft Windows XP SP2-7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 do not properly manage a window class, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a window, then using (1) the SetWindowLongPtr function to modify the popup menu structure, or (2) the SwitchWndProc function with a switch window information pointer, which is not re-initialized when a WM_NCCREATE message is processed, aka "Win32k Window Class Vulnerability."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Tarjei Mandt · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15894

Scores

EPSS 0.0076
EPSS Percentile 73.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (6)
microsoft/windows_2003_server (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_7 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (8 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp (2 CPE variants)
Published Oct 13, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026