CVE-2010-3961 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers with impersonation rights can exploit a Consent UI flaw to escalate privileges on Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-3961?
CVE-2010-3961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 16 Dec 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3961?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-3961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwxq-9r35-f7xv.