CVE-2010-0235: Microsoft Windows 2000

Medium severity, CVSS 4.7. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold does not perform the expected validation before creating a symbolic link, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Symbolic Link Value Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: any version
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2010-04-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.