CVE-2012-1868: Microsoft Windows XP

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Race condition in the thread-creation implementation in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k.sys Race Condition Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2012-06-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.