Microsoft Windows XP with Fast User Switching (FUS) enabled does not remove the "show…
Priority LOW 14CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Microsoft Windows XP with Fast User Switching (FUS) enabled does not remove the "show processes from all users" privilege when the user is removed from the administrator group, which allows that user to view processes of other users.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01622 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:pro:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:pro:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2283
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qggq-h3v8-mh2x
References
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- TI-2008-04072 The Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-03421 The InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control in icardie.dll in Microsoft Windows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2011-03009 Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing engine in win32k.sys in the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2009-01458 Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2008-00014 Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-04422 NDProxy.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2002-2283 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2283 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qggq-h3v8-mh2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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