CVE-2008-1436
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.
- EPSS
- 37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 98% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-264
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- microsoft:windows-nt
- microsoft:windows_server_2003
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_vista
- microsoft:windows_xp