CVE-2008-0581 — Geert Moernaut LSrunasE allows local users to gain privileges by obtaining the encrypted password from a batch file, and constructing a modified batch file that specifies this password in the /password switch and specifies an arbitrary program in the /command switch

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Geert Moernaut LSrunasE allows local users to gain privileges by obtaining the encrypted password from a batch file, and constructing a modified batch file that specifies this password in the /password switch and specifies an arbitrary program in the /command switch

Published Feb 5, 2008

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.30%

Description

Geert Moernaut LSrunasE allows local users to gain privileges by obtaining the encrypted password from a batch file, and constructing a modified batch file that specifies this password in the /password switch and specifies an arbitrary program in the /command switch.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.30% 0.00297

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00297

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.30% (0.00297)	20.21th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.30% (0.00297)	21.13th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.05% (0.00046)	11.42th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (2)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3611
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487269/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Link	Providers	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3611		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487269/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 5, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Feb 4, 2008

Link CVE-2008-0581

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-0581

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-0581