CVE-2004-0210
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
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CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0210
Description
The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation Context
as of October 15, 2026- CISA added CVE-2004-0210 to the KEV catalog 6,441 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 391 Microsoft entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 166 added in 2022.
- Its current EPSS score (7.2%) is higher than that of 22% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
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