The installation for Windows 2000 does not activate the Administrator password until the system has rebooted, which allows remote attackers to connect to the ADMIN$ share without a password until the reboot occurs
Published Apr 10, 2000
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.05%
Description
The installation for Windows 2000 does not activate the Administrator password until the system has rebooted, which allows remote attackers to connect to the ADMIN$ share without a password until the reboot occurs.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.05% (0.15049) | 96.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.05% (0.15049) | 96.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 33.13% (0.33127) | 96.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 39.35% (0.39347) | 97.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 33.13% (0.33127) | 96.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 39.35% (0.39347) | 97.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 33.13% (0.33127) | 96.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 37.46% (0.37464) | 97.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 39.35% (0.39347) | 97.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 46.79% (0.46793) | 96.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 39.35% (0.39347) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 36.06% (0.36057) | 96.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.72% (0.02723) | 90.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.72% (0.02723) | 89.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00935) | 80.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.77% (0.09772) | 94.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.77% (0.09772) | 93.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.77% (0.09772) | 87.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/990 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000215155750.M4500%40safe.hsc.fr mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/990 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000215155750.M4500%40safe.hsc.fr | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
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