CVE-2002-1749 — Windows 2000 Terminal Services, when using the disconnect feature of the client, does not properly lock itself if it is left idle until the screen saver activates and the user disconnects, which could allow attackers to gain administrator privileges

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Windows 2000 Terminal Services, when using the disconnect feature of the client, does not properly lock itself if it is left idle until the screen saver activates and the user disconnects, which could allow attackers to gain administrator privileges

Published Jun 21, 2005

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.46%

Description

Windows 2000 Terminal Services, when using the disconnect feature of the client, does not properly lock itself if it is left idle until the screen saver activates and the user disconnects, which could allow attackers to gain administrator privileges.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.46% 0.01456

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

EPSS probability 0.01456

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 (10 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.46% (0.01456)	72.52th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.46% (0.01456)	69.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.43% (0.00431)	60.50th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.05% (0.00053)	23.03th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 16, 2024	0.05% (0.00053)	20.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00052)	18.31th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.44% (0.01438)	73.16th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.44% (0.01438)	72.44th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.32% (0.01318)	66.08th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.32% (0.01318)	41.88th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.aspx?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0202&L=ntbugtraq&T=0&O=D&F=N&P=5224
mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4095
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8199
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.aspx?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0202&L=ntbugtraq&T=0&O=D&F=N&P=5224		mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4095		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8199		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jun 21, 2005

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jun 21, 2005

Link CVE-2002-1749

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-1749

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-1749