CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: the windows management instrumentation (wmi) provider in microsoft windows xp sp2 and sp3, server 2003 sp1 and sp2, vista gold and sp1, and server 2008 does not properly implement isolation among a set of distinct processes that (1) all run under the networkservice account or (2) all run under the localservice account, which allows local users to gain privileges by accessing the resources of one of the processes, aka "windows wmi service isolation vulnerability."
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2009-04-15
Last Modified Date: 2019-02-26