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CVE-2004-0213

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 20.07%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-08-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Windows. Its EPSS score suggests a 20.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE
CVE-2004-0213
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
20.07%
Windows

Original NVD Description

Utility Manager in Windows 2000 launches winhlp32.exe while Utility Manager is running with raised privileges, which allows local users to gain system privileges via a "Shatter" style attack that sends a Windows message to cause Utility Manager to launch winhlp32 by directly accessing the context sensitive help and bypassing the GUI, then sending another message to winhlp32 in order to open a user-selected file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0908.