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CVE-2008-1436

CVSS Score Not Available
63.68%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 does not properly assign activities to the (1) NetworkService and (2) LocalService accounts, which might allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by using one service process to capture a resource from a second service process that has a LocalSystem privilege-escalation ability, related to improper management of the SeImpersonatePrivilege user right, as originally reported for Internet Information Services (IIS), aka Token Kidnapping.

Published: 4/21/2008
Modified: 4/9/2025
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Vulnerability Summary

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

63.68%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 63.68% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.