CVE-2000-0222 in the critical feed json
The installation for Windows 2000 does not activate the Administrator password until the system has rebooted, which allows remote attackers…
published 2000-02-15 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0221
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 15.0%
- EPSS 15.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
15.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-0222
- NVD CVE-2000-0222
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