CVE DATABASE / CVE-2002-0367
CVE-2002-0367
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVSS 7.8 · HIGH
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-03-03.
Federal remediation due 2022-03-24.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Microsoft windows 2000Microsoft windows nt
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References
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8462.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A158
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A76
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2002-0367
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.