CVE-2010-3961

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-12-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Consent User Interface (UI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly handle an unspecified registry-key value, which allows local users with SeImpersonatePrivilege rights to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Consent UI Impersonation Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/69824
http://secunia.com/advisories/42614
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45318
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024882
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3222
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-100
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12323
http://osvdb.org/69824
http://secunia.com/advisories/42614
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45318
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024882

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