CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Microsoft, Windows.
CVE
CVE-2011-0089
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.68%
Microsoft Windows
Original NVD Description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Window Class Improper Pointer Validation Vulnerability."