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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2000-0119 json

The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not check files in the RECYCLED folder that is use…

published 1999-12-22 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0118

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not check files in the RECYCLED folder that is used by the Windows Recycle Bin utility, which allows attackers to store malicious code without detection.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19733)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19733 McAfee 4.0 / Network Associates for Windows NT 4.0.2/4.0.3 a / Norton AntiVirus 2000 - Recycle Bin Exclusion local, 1999-12-22

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

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.