CVE-2013-0008: Microsoft Windows 7

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 17.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly handle window broadcast messages, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Improper Message Handling Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: any version; affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 8: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Rt: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version

Published 2013-01-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.