RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 allows local users to create a spoofed named pipe when the service is stopped, then capture cleartext usernames and passwords when clients connect to the service
Published Jul 14, 2005
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.47%
Description
RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 allows local users to create a spoofed named pipe when the service is stopped, then capture cleartext usernames and passwords when clients connect to the service. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that administrative privileges are already required to exploit it
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:P/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 2, 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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03472) | 88.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03472) | 87.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 5.99% (0.05986) | 92.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03472) | 87.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 2.82% (0.02816) | 85.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 80.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.63% (0.02625) | 84.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01193) | 66.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.99% (0.02986) | 85.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 19, 2025 | 2.29% (0.02286) | 89.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 56.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 9.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 7.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00124) | 46.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.81% (0.02815) | 83.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 10, 2022 | 2.81% (0.02815) | 82.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02583) | 80.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02583) | 61.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/236111 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/240136 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7532.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3185 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/236111 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/240136 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7532.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3185 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit |
Change history (0)
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