Process Monitor 1.22 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service…
Priority LOW 20CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
Process Monitor 1.22 does not properly validate certain parameters to System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified kernel SSDT hooks for Windows Native API functions including (1) NtCreateKey, (2) NtDeleteValueKey, (3) NtLoadKey, (4) NtOpenKey, (5) NtQueryValueKey, (6) NtSetValueKey, and (7) NtUnloadKey.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00284 21st 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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sysinternals:process_monitor:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.22 | Vulnerable | Sysinternals |
- cpe:2.3:a:sysinternals:process_monitor:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.22 Vulnerable ·Sysinternals
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fv8-h7r9-m88g
References
Sources
- CVE-2007-4969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fv8-h7r9-m88g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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