Windows Server 2003 vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product33 known exploited7 versions
The short answer

Windows Server 2003 is made by Microsoft. We track 653 published vulnerabilities in it, across 7 versions. 33 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 20 May 2026. If you run Windows Server 2003, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Windows Server 2003 flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2010-0806, on 20 May 2026. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Windows Server 2003 do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2009-1537Exploited list, 20 May 2026

    Microsoft DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability

    all versions
  • CVE-2012-4792Exploited list, 23 Jul 2024

    Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    all versions
  • CVE-2012-0151Exploited list, 8 Jun 2022

    Microsoft Windows Authenticode Signature Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    all versions
  • CVE-2015-2360Exploited list, 25 May 2022

    Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    r2-sp2

26 more exploited flaws name Windows Server 2003 without a version of its own, for example as the system other affected software runs on. They are in the list below.

Showing the 30 most recently added of 33 exploited flaws. The full list is below.

Known exploited

Which Windows Server 2003 vulnerabilities are being exploited?

33 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 8.8
    CVE-2010-0806HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object.

    Chance of use82%Known exploited since20 May 2026
  2. 9.8
    CVE-2008-4250CriticalKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Server Service that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request that triggers an overflow during path...

    Chance of use99%Known exploited since20 May 2026
  3. 8.8
    CVE-2009-1537HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability

    Microsoft DirectX contains a NULL byte overwrite vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime...

    Chance of use51%Known exploited since20 May 2026
  4. 8.8
    CVE-2010-0249HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object.

    Chance of use92%Known exploited since20 May 2026
  5. 8.8
    CVE-2011-3402HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows Kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font data...

    Chance of use78%Known exploited since6 Oct 2025
  6. 8.8
    CVE-2013-3918HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control, icardie.dll.

    Chance of use74%Known exploited since6 Oct 2025
  7. 9.3
    CVE-2010-3962CriticalKnown exploited
    Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability

    Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an uninitialized memory corruption vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution.

    Chance of use97%Known exploited since6 Oct 2025
  8. 8.8
    CVE-2012-4792HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to an object that (1) was not properly allocated...

    Chance of use79%Known exploited since23 Jul 2024
Exploit likelihood

Which Windows Server 2003 flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2013-2251CriticalKnown exploited

    Apache Struts 2.0.0 through 2.3.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OGNL expressions via a parameter with a crafted (1) action:, (2) redirect:, or (3) redirectAction: prefix.

    CVSS9.8Published20 Jul 2013
  2. >99%
    CVE-2017-7269CriticalKnown exploited

    Buffer overflow in the ScStoragePathFromUrl function in the WebDAV service in Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long...

    CVSS9.8Published27 Mar 2017
  3. 98%

    The WebDAV extension in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass URI-based protection mechanisms, and list folders or read, create, or modify files, via a %c0%af...

    CVSS7.5Published10 Jun 2009
  4. 97%

    Buffer overflow in the Telnet service in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows...

    CVSS10.0Published13 Jan 2015
  5. 97%
    CVE-2010-3962CriticalKnown exploited

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences and the clip attribute,...

    CVSS9.3Published5 Nov 2010
  6. 96%

    Schannel in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote...

    CVSS10.0Published11 Nov 2014
  7. 95%
    CVE-2014-6332HighKnown exploited

    OleAut32.dll in OLE in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1...

    CVSS8.8Published11 Nov 2014
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We track 653 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Windows Server 2003, across 7 versions. The most recent Windows Server 2003 flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2010-0806, on 20 May 2026.

33 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2010-0806, CVE-2008-4250 and CVE-2009-1537.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2009-1537, affects all versions. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

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