# CVE-2010-3889: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can escalate privileges on 32-bit Windows systems, a vulnerability exploited by the Stuxnet worm.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2010
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vccr-vg7g-h549

## What is CVE-2010-3889?

CVE-2010-3889 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, published on 8 Oct 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows on 32-bit platforms allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, and identified by Microsoft researchers and other researchers.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3889?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-3889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows

- [CVE-2015-4716](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4716/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3139/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-3143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3143/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-4037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4037/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2015-4796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4796/): Other in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3889 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3889 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, published on 8 Oct 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3889/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3889/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3889
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3889
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3889

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3889/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.