CVE-2008-1436

EXPLOITED

Microsoft Windows XP-Vista-2003-2008 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2008-1436 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including Cesar Cerrudo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit leverages token kidnapping to execute arbitrary code under the SYSTEM account on Windows 2003. It targets services or IIS 6 worker processes that can impersonate, allowing privilege escalation.

Description

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 does not properly assign activities to the (1) NetworkService and (2) LocalService accounts, which might allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by using one service process to capture a resource from a second service process that has a LocalSystem privilege-escalation ability, related to improper management of the SeImpersonatePrivilege user right, as originally reported for Internet Information Services (IIS), aka Token Kidnapping.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Cesar Cerrudo · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6705

The exploit leverages token kidnapping to execute arbitrary code under the SYSTEM account on Windows 2003. It targets services or IIS 6 worker processes that can impersonate, allowing privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows Server 2003, IIS 6, SQL Server (via xp_cmdshell)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Ability to execute code in a service or IIS 6 worker process · Local access or code execution in a privileged context
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb SUSPICIOUS VERIFIED
by Cesar Cerrudo · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31667

The provided content lacks actual exploit code and instead redirects to an external download link, which is a common tactic for suspicious or malicious repositories. No technical details or functional code are included.

Classification
Suspicious 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Microsoft Windows
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated user access
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (20)

Core 20
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019904
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5891
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491111/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1264/references
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29867
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6705
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.argeniss.com/research/TokenKidnapping.pdf
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28833
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41880
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.argeniss.com/research/Churrasco.zip
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497168/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1026
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4306
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zip

Scores

EPSS 0.6368
EPSS Percentile 98.4%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2009-04-14
CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (5)
microsoft/windows-nt vista sp1 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2003 (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
Published Apr 21, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026