CVE advisoryKnown Exploit
CVE-2002-0367
Windows NT/2000 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Halo Surface Signal: 1 out of 5 — much less likely to be public-facing.
A vulnerability in Windows NT and Windows 2000's smss.exe debugging subsystem allows local users to gain administrator privileges by exploiting improper process authentication. This could impact affected organizations by enabling attackers to gain unauthorized control over systems, potentially affecting data.