{
    "id": "CVE-2008-1436",
    "published": "2008-04-21 17:05:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:51:43",
    "cvss_score": "9.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "description": "Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 does not properly assign activities to the (1) NetworkService and (2) LocalService accounts, which might allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by using one service process to capture a resource from a second service process that has a LocalSystem privilege-escalation ability, related to improper management of the SeImpersonatePrivilege user right, as originally reported for Internet Information Services (IIS), aka Token Kidnapping.",
    "epss_score": "0.36829",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98458",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2003"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2008"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_vista"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_xp"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows-nt"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "31667",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows - 'SeImpersonatePrivilege' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2008-04-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31667"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306.aspx",
        "http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4306",
        "http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zip",
        "http://nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/29867",
        "http://securitywatch.eweek.com/flaws/microsoft_belatedly_admits_to_windows_server_2008_token_kidnapping.html",
        "http://www.argeniss.com/research/Churrasco.zip",
        "http://www.argeniss.com/research/TokenKidnapping.pdf",
        "http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/951306.mspx",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491111/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497168/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28833",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019904",
        "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1264/references",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1026",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-012",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41880",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5891",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6705",
        "http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306.aspx",
        "http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4306",
        "http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zip",
        "http://nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/29867"
    ]
}