CVE-2010-1890: Microsoft Windows 7

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly validate ACLs on kernel objects, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Improper Validation Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: any version; affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2010-08-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.