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Vulnerability · CVE-2004-0210

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Jul 14, 2004 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Microsoft Windows

Patch now

CVE-2004-0210 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Windows against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
7.21%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe microsoft/interix · cpe microsoft/windows 2000 · cpe microsoft/windows nt · vendor Microsoft Windows · vendor n/a n/a

The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe microsoft/interix2.2
  • cpe microsoft/windows 2000version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows nt4.0
  • vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2004-0210

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2004-0210 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Windows against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/windows nt 4.0. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow. EPSS 7.21%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 5, 2004 · Catalog

    Detected

    The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2004-0210

    A privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the POSIX subsystem. This vulnerability could allow a logged on user to take complete control of the system.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2004-0210

    The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2004-0210

    30-day exploitation probability 7.2%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference24277

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2004-0210

    The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters, possibly by modifying message length values and causing a buffer overflow.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2004-0210

    A privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the POSIX subsystem. This vulnerability could allow a logged on user to take complete control of the system.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.