# CVE-2004-0210: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> CVE-2004-0210: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2004-0210
Last updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:57Z

- Published: 2004-07-14 04:00 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: 7.2%, 94th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-03, federal due date 2022-03-24, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.

## 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-2004-0210)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0210)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-020](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-020)
- [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16590](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16590)
- [https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2166](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%253Aorg.mitre.oval%253Adef%253A2166)
- [https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2847](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%253Aorg.mitre.oval%253Adef%253A2847)
- [http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647436](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647436)
- [http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html)

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