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CVE-2009-2653

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-08-03 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The NtUserConsoleControl function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 before SP1, allows local administrators to bypass unspecified "security software" and gain privileges via a crafted call that triggers an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that 'the Administrator to SYSTEM "escalation" is not a security boundary we defend.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/11/latest-baidu-public-posting-requires-adminisrator-to-elevate.aspx
• http://hi.baidu.com/azy0922/blog/item/f950cbc2890729130ef47783.html
• http://osvdb.org/56780
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1022630
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9301
• http://www.ntinternals.org/index.html#09_07_30
• http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/11/latest-baidu-public-posting-requires-adminisrator-to-elevate.aspx
• http://hi.baidu.com/azy0922/blog/item/f950cbc2890729130ef47783.html
• http://osvdb.org/56780
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1022630
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9301
• http://www.ntinternals.org/index.html#09_07_30

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