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CVE-2002-0367

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

IN CISA KEV

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.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
CVSS
No score recorded (no NVD record loaded for this entry)
CWE
Not recorded
Published
Not recorded
NVD modified
Not recorded

CISA KEV

Date added
2022-03-03
Due date
2022-03-24
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS

4.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 92nd)

FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS

CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.

Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.