CVE-2000-0933 — The Input Method Editor (IME) in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows 2000 does not disable access to privileged functionality that should normally be restricted, which allows local users to gain privileges, aka the "Simplified Chinese IME State Recognition" vulnerability

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The Input Method Editor (IME) in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows 2000 does not disable access to privileged functionality that should normally be restricted, which allows local users to gain privileges, aka the "Simplified Chinese IME State Recognition" vulnerability

Published Jan 22, 2001

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.16%

Description

The Input Method Editor (IME) in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows 2000 does not disable access to privileged functionality that should normally be restricted, which allows local users to gain privileges, aka the "Simplified Chinese IME State Recognition" vulnerability.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.16% 0.02159

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02159

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 (14 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.16% (0.02159)	81.53th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.16% (0.02159)	79.76th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Oct 23, 2025	3.43% (0.03431)	86.94th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Oct 1, 2025	4.88% (0.04880)	89.16th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	3.32% (0.03319)	86.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	0.78% (0.00775)	58.46th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.47% (0.02471)	84.17th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.05% (0.00048)	19.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 15, 2024	0.05% (0.00048)	17.16th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00048)	15.14th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.51% (0.01511)	73.60th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 2, 2023	1.51% (0.01511)	73.58th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.51% (0.01511)	71.58th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.51% (0.01511)	50.65th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1729
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-069
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5301
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1729		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-069		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5301		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 22, 2001

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Nov 24, 2000

Link CVE-2000-0933

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2000-0933

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-0933