CVE-1999-0496
A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed...
A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.
- Record
CVE-1999-0496- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.
- Record
CVE-1999-0496- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0495 No score
A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0495- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5669-f2cv-m5hv No score
A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed...
A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.
- Record
GHSA-5669-f2cv-m5hv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0496 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows Nt, published January 1, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.40%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.