CVE-2010-0017

Exp

Race condition in the SMB client implementation in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 allows remote SMB servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code, and in the SMB client implementation in Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2 and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges, via a crafted SMB Negotiate response, aka "SMB Client Race Condition Vulnerability."

Published: 2010-02-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0017 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.66%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-0017

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
12258 exploit_db edb 2010-04-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0017

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 41.04% 30.66% -10.38%
2 2026-05-21 43.93% 41.04% -2.89%
3 2025-08-31 43.93%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0017

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0017

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0017

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:-:x64:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0017

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