CVE-2010-0481

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly translate a registry key's virtual path to its real path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Virtual Path Parsing Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 14, 2010
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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