VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-0496

CVSS score7.2 NONE
EPSS probability1.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1997-01-01
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-264

Primary references