GetAdmin: Exploiting NtOpenProcessToken to Gain Administrative Rights on Windows NT 4.0

GetAdmin: Exploiting NtOpenProcessToken to Gain Administrative Rights on Windows NT 4.0

CVE-1999-0496 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.

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