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TI-1999-00490 Aliases CVE-1999-0496GHSA-5669-f2cv-m5hv

A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to…

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01396 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0496
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5669-f2cv-m5hv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2004-00181 The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2002-00354 smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2004-00977 The WINS service (wins.exe) on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2000-01078 Buffer overflow in Microsoft Phone Book Service allows local users to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00824 Buffer overflow in IIS 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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