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CVE-2000-0298

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-04-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The unattended installation of Windows 2000 with the OEMPreinstall option sets insecure permissions for the All Users and Default Users directories.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0027.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1758
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4278
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0027.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1758
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4278

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