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CVE-2004-2730

4.6 · MEDIUM

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)…

Published Dec 31, 2004microsoftCWE-264EPSS 1.51%

Overview

CVE-2004-2730 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft psexec. It was published on December 31, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update psexec to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
microsoftpsexec0Affected
microsoftpsgetsid0Affected
microsoftpsinfo0Affected
microsoftpskill0Affected
microsoftpslist0Affected
microsoftpsloglist0Affected
microsoftpspasswd0Affected
microsoftpsservice0Affected
microsoftpsshutdown0Affected
microsoftpssuspend0Affected
microsoftsysinternals_pstools0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/12108Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1010737Refwww.osvdb.org/8140Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/10759Refwww3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=28304Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16743Refsecunia.com/advisories/12108Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1010737Refwww.osvdb.org/8140Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/10759

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2730?

CVE-2004-2730 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft psexec. It was published on December 31, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2004-2730?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-2730?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update psexec to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2004-2730?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2004-2730 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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