CVE-2009-1126

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-06-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate the user-mode input associated with the editing of an unspecified desktop parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Desktop Parameter Edit Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: sp2-x32, sp2-x64
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://osvdb.org/54943
http://secunia.com/advisories/35372
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022359
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1544
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-025
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6016
http://osvdb.org/54943
http://secunia.com/advisories/35372
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022359
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1544

Get alerted when CVE-2009-1126 or the next vulnerability affects your stack