Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : Registry HKLM_LOCAL_MACHINE Permissions

The registry key HKEYLOCALMACHINE is writeable by users who are not in the admin group. This allows these users to create a lot of keys on that machine, thus they can probably to get admin easily. Such a configuration probably means that the system has been compromised. C Tenable Network Security...

CVE-1999-0562

Technical details on CVE-1999-0562 are not publicly provided in the connected documents. The sources reiterate that the Windows NT registry can be accessed remotely by non-administrators. Monitor for updates for concrete impact, affected versions, and remediation.