CVE-2002-2283

Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0361.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6280
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10736
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0361.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6280
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10736

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