EIP-2026-117517

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Windows - ACLs Privilege Escalation (2)

Title source: legacy

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117517. PoCs published by Andres Tarasco.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets weak service permissions in Windows XP/2000 to escalate privileges by modifying vulnerable services (e.g., DcomLaunch, UpnpHost) to execute arbitrary code. It includes a backdoor payload encoded as a VBScript that drops and executes a malicious binary.

Description

Microsoft Windows - ACLs Privilege Escalation (2)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Andres Tarasco · clocalwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1465

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This exploit targets weak service permissions in Windows XP/2000 to escalate privileges by modifying vulnerable services (e.g., DcomLaunch, UpnpHost) to execute arbitrary code. It includes a backdoor payload encoded as a VBScript that drops and executes a malicious binary.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000

Auth required

Prerequisites: Local access with Power User or User privileges · Weak service permissions (e.g., DcomLaunch, UpnpHost)

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1543.003 - Windows Service T1059.005 - Visual Basic

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026