VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2004-1624

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2004-10-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Carbon Copy 6.0.5257 does not drop system privileges when opening external programs through the help topic interface, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) the help topic interface in CCW32.exe, which launches Notepad, or (2) the help button in the Carbon Copy Scheduler (CCSched.exe).

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