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CVE-2001-0152

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The password protection option for the Compressed Folders feature in Plus! for Windows 98 and Windows Me writes password information to a file, which allows local users to recover the passwords and read the compressed folders.

Affected products

• Microsoft Plus: all versions

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-019
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-019

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