CVE Database · CVE-2002-0367
CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
4.88%
Published
Jun 25, 2002
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added: 2022-03-03 · Due: 2022-03-24
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Public PoC / Exploit (2)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges by duplicating a handle to a privileged process, as demonstrated by DebPloit.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (3)
References (19)