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CVE-2009-0079
The RPCSS service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly implement isolation among a set of…
Medium6.9EPSS 4.1%
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- microsoft
Description
The RPCSS service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 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 RPCSS Service Isolation Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 53667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1022044 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- TA09-104A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- MS09-012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1026 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6147 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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