CVE-2010-0023: Microsoft Windows 2000

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly kill processes after a logout, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges via a crafted application that continues to execute throughout the logout of one user and the login session of the next user, aka "CSRSS Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: any version
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version; affected versions not specified

Published 2010-02-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.