Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows on 32-bit platforms allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, and identified by Kaspersky Lab researchers and other researchers.
CVE-2010-3888
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 89.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 8, 2010
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9185919/Is_Stuxnet_the_best_malware_ever_
- cve@mitrehttp://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2010/20100716
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securelist.com/en/blog/2291/Myrtus_and_Guava_Episode_MS10_061
- cve@mitrehttp://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/stuxnet-using-three-additional-zero-day-vulnerabilities
- cve@mitrehttp://www.virusbtn.com/conference/vb2010/abstracts/LastMinute7.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://www.virusbtn.com/conference/vb2010/abstracts/LastMinute8.xml
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9185919/Is_Stuxnet_the_best_malware_ever_
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2010/20100716
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/2291/Myrtus_and_Guava_Episode_MS10_061
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/stuxnet-using-three-additional-zero-day-vulnerabilities
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.virusbtn.com/conference/vb2010/abstracts/LastMinute7.xml
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.virusbtn.com/conference/vb2010/abstracts/LastMinute8.xml
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-19930✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 19, 2012
Microsoft Windows - Task Scheduler '.XML' Local Privilege Escalation (MS10-092) (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-15589✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 20, 2010
Microsoft Windows - Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation
Open source ↗
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