CVE-1999-0496

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.2)—

A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.

CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Puntuación base: 7.2

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.40%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 72
Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Microsoft — Windows NT

CWE

CWE-264

Referencias

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