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CVE-2000-1217

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 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: 2005-04-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Service Pack 2 (SP2), when running in a non-Windows 2000 domain and using NTLM authentication, and when credentials of an account are locally cached, allows local users to bypass account lockout policies and make an unlimited number of login attempts, aka the "Domain Account Lockout" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/818496
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1973
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-089
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5585
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/818496
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1973
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-089
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5585

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