nssm Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been identified in nssm.exe, where improper permissions allow low-privileged local attackers to escalate privileges and gain administrative access.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing a low-privileged user to gain administrative rights.

Added: Aug 12, 2025, 8:16 AM
Updated: Aug 12, 2025, 8:16 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
0.0
impact
7.5
exploitability
3.3
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.3
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.