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CVE-2000-0663

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-07-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0

References

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=269049
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1507
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-052
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5040
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=269049
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1507
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-052
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5040

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