CVE-2009-1126
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly...
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate the user-mode input associated with the editing of an unspecified desktop parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Desktop Parameter Edit Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate the user-mode input associated with the editing of an unspecified desktop parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Desktop Parameter Edit Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-1126- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate the user-mode input associated with the editing of an unspecified desktop parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Desktop Parameter Edit Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2009-1126- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1127 No score
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate the user-mode input associated with the editing of an unspecified desktop parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Desktop Parameter Edit Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2009-1127- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8p3r-mr3x-v73x No score
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly...
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly validate the user-mode input associated with the editing of an unspecified desktop parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Desktop Parameter Edit Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-8p3r-mr3x-v73x- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2009-1126 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published June 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/35372
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6016
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1544
osvdb.org/54943
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-025
securitytracker.com/id?1022359
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1126
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8p3r-mr3x-v73x