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CVE-2000-0737

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Service Control Manager (SCM) in Windows 2000 creates predictable named pipes, which allows a local user with console access to gain administrator privileges, aka the "Service Control Manager Named Pipe Impersonation" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1535
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-053
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1535
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-053

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