CVE-2000-0222

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 15.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2000-02-15 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/990
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000215155750.M4500%40safe.hsc.fr
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/990
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=20000215155750.M4500%40safe.hsc.fr

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