Unknown vulnerability in the hosting process (dllhost.exe) for Microsoft Internet…
Priority MEDIUM 53Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unknown vulnerability in the hosting process (dllhost.exe) for Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by executing an out of process application that acquires LocalSystem privileges, aka "Out of Process Privilege Elevation."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.23636 97th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0869
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vcf2-r78h-5vfw
References
Other 6
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:983
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:929
- http://www.li0n.pe.kr/eng/advisory/ms/iis_impersonation.txt
- 20021104 [A3SC] MS IIS out of process privilege elevation vulnerability(A3CR@K-Vul-2002-06-002)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:930
- 20021104 [A3SC] MS IIS out of process privilege elevation vulnerability(A3CR@K-Vul-2002-06-002)
More Microsoft Internet Information Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00492 Buffer overflow in ISAPI extension (idq.dll) in Index Server 2.0 and Indexing Service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-02880 Buffer overflow in the FTP Service in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-1999-00961 The Remote Data Service (RDS) DataFactory component of Microsoft Data Access Components… 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
- TI-2008-00066 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00331 Directory traversal vulnerability in IIS 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-0869 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0869 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vcf2-r78h-5vfw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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