CVE-1999-0496

— CWE-264

EPSS 0.00311
  • Published: 1997-01-01T05:00:00.000
  • Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
  • CWE: CWE-264

CVE-1999-0496 — A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin. [Weakness: CWE-264]

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

🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means

Summary: This vulnerability affects the product by the vendor (CWE: unspecified).

Impact: Potential impact includes remote code execution, data theft, or denial of service.

Mitigation: Apply the latest vendor patch or update to a fixed version; disable vulnerable modules where possible.

CWE: CWE-264

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