CVE-2010-2743 in the critical feed json
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 do not properly perform indexing of a function-pointer table during the loading of keyb…
published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2747
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 14.6%
- EPSS 14.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit and Exploit-DB
Summary
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 do not properly perform indexing of a function-pointer table during the loading of keyboard layouts from disk, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, aka "Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability." NOTE: this might be a duplicate of CVE-2010-3888 or CVE-2010-3889.
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- First public exploit (Metasploit post/windows/escalate/ms10_073_kbdlayout)
- Published
Exploit prediction
14.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit post/windows/escalate/ms10_073_kbdlayout Windows Escalate NtUserLoadKeyboardLayoutEx Privilege Escalation metasploit post, normal rank, 2010-10-12
- EDB-15985 Microsoft Win32k - Keyboard Layout (MS10-073) local, 2011-01-13
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-073
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7514
vdb-entry, signature
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-2743
- NVD CVE-2010-2743
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