CVE-2008-1436
highpriority · attend · 59EPSS 0.368 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-31667Microsoft Windows - 'SeImpersonatePrivilege' Local Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (40)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306.aspxenisa_euvd
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4306enisa_euvd
- http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zipenisa_euvd
- http://nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29867enisa_euvd
- http://securitywatch.eweek.com/flaws/microsoft_belatedly_admits_to_windows_server_2008_token_kidnapping.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/Churrasco.zipenisa_euvd
- http://www.argeniss.com/research/TokenKidnapping.pdfenisa_euvd
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