March 3, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2002-0367 — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-03- Federal due date
2022-03-24- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 79.7th percentile (score 0.012, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0367
CISA short description
smss.exe debugging subsystem in Microsoft Windows does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.