CVE-2002-0367 — HIGH severity vulnerability (smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-0367 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.8 |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CWE | CWE-269 |
| Status | Analyzed |
| Published | 2002-06-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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