LOW
Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypted File System does not properly destroy backups of files that are encrypted, which allows a local attacker to recover the text of encrypted files
Published Apr 4, 2001
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.33%
Description
Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypted File System does not properly destroy backups of files that are encrypted, which allows a local attacker to recover the text of encrypted files.
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.33% 0.02328
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02328
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02328) | 82.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02328) | 81.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.49% (0.01490) | 79.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 19.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 16.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 14.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 81.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 79.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 58.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97992179925715&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98027311214976&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2243 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5973 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97992179925715&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98027311214976&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2243 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 4, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 29, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0261
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a