CVE-2009-2653 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the NtUserConsoleControl function of win32k.sys, affecting Microsoft Windows XP SP2/SP3 and Server 2003 prior to SP1. It allows local administrators to bypass security software and overwrite arbitrary memory, potentially gaining elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it has low attack complexity and requires local access, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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