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CVE-2003-1233

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.63%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2003-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2003-1233
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.63%
Windows

Original NVD Description

Pedestal Software Integrity Protection Driver (IPD) 1.3 and earlier allows privileged attackers, such as rootkits, to bypass file access restrictions to the Windows kernel by using the NtCreateSymbolicLinkObject function to create a symbolic link to (1) \Device\PhysicalMemory or (2) to a drive letter using the subst command.