Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows local users, who have sessions created by another user's RunAs (run as) command, to kill arbitrary processes of this other user, as demonstrated by the taskkill program
Published Jun 27, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows local users, who have sessions created by another user's RunAs (run as) command, to kill arbitrary processes of this other user, as demonstrated by the taskkill program. NOTE: the researcher claims a vendor dispute in which the vendor states that "RunAs and UAC are convenience features, not security boundaries. If you need a security guarantee, please log out and log back in with a different account.
Affected products
No data.
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01460) | 72.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01460) | 70.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00424) | 60.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01297) | 68.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01297) | 68.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01297) | 65.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01297) | 41.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://osvdb.org/39014 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472216/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472282/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/39014 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472216/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472282/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
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