CVE-2005-0545 — Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2 and Windows 2000 Server SP4 running Active Directory allow local users to bypass group policies that restrict access to hidden drives by using the browse feature in Office 10 applications such as Word or Excel, or using a flash drive

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Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2 and Windows 2000 Server SP4 running Active Directory allow local users to bypass group policies that restrict access to hidden drives by using the browse feature in Office 10 applications such as Word or Excel, or using a flash drive

Published Feb 25, 2005

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.83%

Description

Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2 and Windows 2000 Server SP4 running Active Directory allow local users to bypass group policies that restrict access to hidden drives by using the browse feature in Office 10 applications such as Word or Excel, or using a flash drive. NOTE: this issue has been disputed in a followup post.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.83% 0.01828

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

EPSS probability 0.01828

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	1.83% (0.01828)	78.06th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.83% (0.01828)	75.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.43% (0.00426)	60.16th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	15.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 27, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	12.76th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	10.75th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.51% (0.01511)	73.60th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
May 24, 2022	1.51% (0.01511)	71.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.39% (0.01385)	69.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.39% (0.01385)	45.78th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110935549821930&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391332
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12641
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110935549821930&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391332		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12641		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 25, 2005

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Feb 25, 2005

Link CVE-2005-0545

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-0545

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2005-0545