Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when SafeDllSearchMode is disabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the UserProfile directory, aka "User Profile Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Published Aug 9, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.67%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when SafeDllSearchMode is disabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the UserProfile directory, aka "User Profile Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected products
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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:C/I:C/A:C
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 1, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01668) | 75.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.66% (0.01663) | 73.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.73% (0.01734) | 81.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 71.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 74.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 75.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 73.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 75.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04192) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04192) | 87.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03934) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03934) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21417 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016662 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/337244 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19375 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3216 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-051 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A155 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21417 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016662 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/337244 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19375 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3216 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-051 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A155 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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