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low 3.6

CVE-2001-1519 json

RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 allows local users to create a spoofed named pipe when the service is stopped, then capture cleartext use…

published 2001-12-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-1496

cvss
3.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 allows local users to create a spoofed named pipe when the service is stopped, then capture cleartext usernames and passwords when clients connect to the service. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that administrative privileges are already required to exploit it

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21069)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21069 Microsoft Windows Server 2000 - RunAs Service Named Pipe Hijacking local, 2001-12-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3185 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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