CVE-2002-0443

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-07-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old passwords by changing the current password before it expires, which does not enable the check for previous passwords.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260704
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8402.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4256
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260704
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8402.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4256

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