CVE-2000-0222

N/A Unknown

Published: February 15, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

The installation for Windows 2000 does not activate the Administrator password until the system has rebooted, which allows remote attackers to connect to the ADMIN$ share without a password until the reboot occurs.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/990

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000215155750.M4500%40safe.hsc.fr

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/990

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000215155750.M4500%40safe.hsc.fr

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

33.1%

97th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft