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.
2002-06-25T04:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | - | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |