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CVE-2004-0894

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-12-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

LSASS (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service) of Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate connection information, which allows local users to gain privileges via a specially-designed program.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: datacenter_64-bit-sp1_beta_1, enterprise, enterprise-sp1_beta_1, enterprise_64-bit, enterprise_64-bit-sp1_beta_1, r2 (+5)
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-044
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18340
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1888
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2062
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3312
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3325
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4368
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A778
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-044
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18340
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1888
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2062

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