Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-03-03. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-03-24. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2010-January/006000.html
- http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/c0af0967d904cef2ad4db766a00bc6af/KiTrap0D.zip
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/20/security-advisory-979682-released.aspx
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-015
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979682.mspx
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-040A.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023471
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Jan/341
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0179
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37864
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38265
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509106/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55742
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8344
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0232
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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