Live › vulnerability › CVE-2002-0367
Go to dashboardThe smss.exe debugging subsystem in Microsoft Windows does not properly authenticate programs that connect to it. A local user can use this to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | vendor | – | – |
Unknown from the sources.
Apply the Microsoft Windows updates per vendor instructions, as CISA requires; the sources do not name the specific patch.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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.
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