CVE-2010-2553: Microsoft Windows 7

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 30.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Cinepak codec in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, and Windows 7 does not properly decompress media files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "Cinepak Codec Decompression Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

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