Windows Vista vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
Windows Vista is made by Microsoft. We track 1,348 published vulnerabilities in it, across 3 versions. 64 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 20 May 2026. If you run Windows Vista, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.
The most recent Windows Vista flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2010-0806, on 20 May 2026. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Which versions of Windows Vista do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.
- 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-2012-4969Exploited list, 8 Jun 2022
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
all versionssp2
27 more exploited flaws name Windows Vista 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 64 exploited flaws. The full list is below.
Which Windows Vista vulnerabilities are being exploited?
50 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.
- 8.8Microsoft 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.
- 9.8Microsoft 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...
- 8.8Microsoft 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.
- 8.8Microsoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control, icardie.dll.
- 9.3Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an uninitialized memory corruption vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution.
- 8.8Microsoft 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...
- 8.8Microsoft 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...
- 7.8Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
Which Windows Vista 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.
- 97%
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,...
- 96%CVE-2014-6321Critical
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...
- 95%
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...
- 91%CVE-2009-3023Critical
Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NLST (NAME LIST) command that uses...
- 87%
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers 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...
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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. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
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We track 1,348 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Windows Vista, across 3 versions. The most recent Windows Vista flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2010-0806, on 20 May 2026.
64 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2010-0806, CVE-2008-4250 and CVE-2010-0249.
Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2012-4792, affects all versions. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
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