CVE-2001-1238

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-05-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-178

Description

Task Manager in Windows 2000 does not allow local users to end processes with uppercase letters named (1) winlogon.exe, (2) csrss.exe, (3) smss.exe and (4) services.exe via the Process tab which could allow local users to install Trojan horses that cannot be stopped with the Task Manager.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197195
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3033
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6919
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197195
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3033
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6919

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