CVE-2010-0232The kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, including Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold a…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 3, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Mar 24, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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The kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, including Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Gold and SP2, when access to 16-bit applications is enabled on a 32-bit x86 platform, does not properly validate certain BIOS calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by crafting a VDM_TIB data structure in the Thread Environment Block (TEB), and then calling the NtVdmControl function to start the Windows Virtual DOS Machine (aka NTVDM) subsystem, leading to improperly handled exceptions involving the #GP trap handler (nt!KiTrap0D), aka "Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability."
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 3, 2022; federal remediation due Mar 24, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 28.52% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft windows_2000 microsoft:windows_2000 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_7 microsoft:windows_7 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_xp microsoft:windows_xp | all versions; all versions | NVD |
References
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.htmlmailing-list, x-refsource-mlist, broken-link
- http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zipx-refsource-misc, broken-link, exploit
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspxx-refsource-confirm, broken-link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspxx-refsource-confirm, broken-link, patch, vendor-advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.htmlthird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, us-government-resource
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341mailing-list, x-refsource-fulldisc, exploit, third-party-advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179vdb-entry, x-refsource-vupen, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, exploit, third-party-advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38265third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threadedmailing-list, x-refsource-bugtraq, broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742vdb-entry, x-refsource-xf, third-party-advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0232us-government-resource
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