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CVE-2006-5586

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2007-04-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via "invalid application window sizes" in layered application windows, aka the "GDI Invalid Window Size Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23277
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017846
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1385
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23277
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017846
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1385

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