# CVE-2002-0367: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> CVE-2002-0367: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2002-0367
Last updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:57Z

- Published: 2003-04-02 05:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 4.9%, 92th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-03, federal due date 2022-03-24, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: Windows

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0367)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0367)
- [http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2](http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024](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%253Aorg.mitre.oval%253Adef%253A158)
- [https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A76](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%253Aorg.mitre.oval%253Adef%253A76)
- [http://www.iss.net/security\_center/static/8462.php](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8462.php)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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