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CVE-2001-0003

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-05-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Web Extender Client (WEC) in Microsoft Office 2000, Windows 2000, and Windows Me does not properly process Internet Explorer security settings for NTLM authentication, which allows attackers to obtain NTLM credentials and possibly obtain the password, aka the "Web Client NTLM Authentication" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2000
• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Me: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Nt: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2199
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-001
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5920
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2199
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-001
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5920

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