CVE-2009-2653
The NtUserConsoleControl function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 before SP1, allows local…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 5.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
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Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Microsoft Windows XP - 'win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9301local, windowspublished 30 Jul 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 9301 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.9% · top 6.6% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References6
- http://www.ntinternals.org/index.html#09_07_30 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1022630 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/11/latest-baidu-public-posting-requires-adminisrator-to-elevate.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 56780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 9301 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://hi.baidu.com/azy0922/blog/item/f950cbc2890729130ef47783.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-2647 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-2653)Record last updated .