CVE-2004-2730

Name: CVE-2004-2730
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.51%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-2730 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Sysinternals PsTools before 2.05, including (1) PsExec before 1.54, (2) PsGetsid before 1.41, (3) PsInfo before 1.61, (4) PsKill before 1.03, (5) PsList before 1.26, (6) PsLoglist before 2.51, (7) PsPasswd before 1.21, (8) PsService before 2.12, (9) PsSuspend before 1.05, and (10) PsShutdown before 2.32, does not properly disconnect from remote IPC$ and ADMIN$ shares, which allows local users to access the shares with elevated privileges by using the existing share mapping.. EPSS estimates a 1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Sysinternals PsTools before 2.05, including (1) PsExec before 1.54, (2) PsGetsid before 1.41, (3) PsInfo before 1.61, (4) PsKill before 1.03, (5) PsList before 1.26, (6) PsLoglist before 2.51, (7) PsPasswd before 1.21, (8) PsService before 2.12, (9) PsSuspend before 1.05, and (10) PsShutdown before 2.32, does not properly disconnect from remote IPC$ and ADMIN$ shares, which allows local users to access the shares with elevated privileges by using the existing share mapping.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.51%

71.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Psexec	<= 1.53
Microsoft	Psgetsid	<= 1.40
Microsoft	Psinfo	<= 1.60
Microsoft	Pskill	<= 1.02
Microsoft	Pslist	<= 1.25
Microsoft	Psloglist	<= 2.50
Microsoft	Pspasswd	<= 1.20
Microsoft	Psservice	<= 2.11
Microsoft	Psshutdown	<= 2.31
Microsoft	Pssuspend	<= 1.04
Microsoft	Sysinternals Pstools	<= 2.04

References

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2004
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-2730?

How severe is CVE-2004-2730?

Severity scoring for CVE-2004-2730 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-2730?

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Source: NVD / NIST