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CVE-2000-0933

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-01-22 · updated 2026-09-23

Description

The Input Method Editor (IME) in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows 2000 does not disable access to privileged functionality that should normally be restricted, which allows local users to gain privileges, aka the "Simplified Chinese IME State Recognition" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1729
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-069
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5301
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1729
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-069
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5301

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