# CVE-2002-0367

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0367
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Apr 2, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Sep 16, 2026

## Description

smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges by duplicating a handle to a privileged process, as demonstrated by DebPloit.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287)
- [CNA](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A76)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8462.php)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A158)
- [CISA-ADP](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2002-0367)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 1.05%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 77.2

## Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

- **Date Added:** Mar 3, 2022
- **Due Date:** Mar 24, 2022

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-19._