CVE-2008-1436 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003, and Server 2008. It stems from improper management of the SeImpersonatePrivilege user right, allowing a malicious service running as NetworkService or LocalService to "kidnap" a token from another service with LocalSystem privileges. This flaw carries a critical CVSS score of 9.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, public exploit code exists, demonstrating its potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
vistaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
vistaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
vistaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.