RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 stores cleartext authentication information in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain usernames and passwords by executing a process that is allocated the same memory page after termination of a RunAs command
Published Jul 14, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.13%
Description
RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 stores cleartext authentication information in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain usernames and passwords by executing a process that is allocated the same memory page after termination of a RunAs command. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that administrative privileges are already required to exploit it, and the original researcher did not respond to requests for additional information
Affected products
No data.
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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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 3, 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 3, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02133) | 81.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02133) | 79.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00879) | 74.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.05% (0.03047) | 85.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00929) | 61.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.98% (0.02977) | 85.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 19, 2025 | 12.20% (0.12203) | 95.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 4.02% (0.04016) | 92.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 32.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.94% (0.02937) | 89.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00562) | 74.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00197) | 55.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 40.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.15% (0.05148) | 89.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 10, 2022 | 5.15% (0.05148) | 89.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.73% (0.04734) | 88.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.73% (0.04734) | 74.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0041.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHPatchVendor Advisory
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2001/11/msg00100.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7531.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3184 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0041.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2001/11/msg00100.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7531.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3184 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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