CVE-2009-0080

EXPLOITED

Windows Vista Gold/SP1 & Server 2008 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2009-0080 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Cesar Cerrudo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided content lacks actual exploit code and instead references an external download link (GitLab) for a binary exploit. This is characteristic of a suspicious entry designed to lure researchers into downloading potentially malicious or unverified content.

Description

The ThreadPool class in Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008, does not properly implement isolation among a set of distinct processes that (1) all run under the NetworkService account or (2) all run under the LocalService account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect thread ACLs to access the resources of one of the processes, aka "Windows Thread Pool ACL Weakness Vulnerability."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb SUSPICIOUS VERIFIED
by Cesar Cerrudo · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32893

The provided content lacks actual exploit code and instead references an external download link (GitLab) for a binary exploit. This is characteristic of a suspicious entry designed to lure researchers into downloading potentially malicious or unverified content.

Classification
Suspicious 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Exploit binary from external source
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022044
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-012
Permissions Required vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1026
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/53668

Scores

EPSS 0.0183
EPSS Percentile 83.4%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2009-04-14
CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_vista (4 CPE variants)
Published Apr 15, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026