7.2high
CVE-2000-0420
The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and…
Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0112.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/1198 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-0420
- NVD: CVE-2000-0420
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