Is CVE-2002-0367 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2002-0367 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-03-03.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-0367?

CVE-2002-0367 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-0367?

CVE-2002-0367 has an EPSS score of 4.88% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2002-0367?

No published fix for CVE-2002-0367 has been found yet. It is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list; federal agencies must remediate by 2022-03-24. Apply the vendor's mitigations per CISA's guidance.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-0367

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 91th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges by duplicating a handle to a privileged process, as demonstrated by DebPloit.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Actively exploited, no published fix found yet

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal remediation due: 2022-03-24

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

smss.exe debugging subsystem in Microsoft Windows does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-03-24

References

Patch3

Third-Party Advisory3

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Mailing List1

marc.info

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.