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CVE-2002-1184

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-11-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The system root folder of Microsoft Windows 2000 has default permissions of Everyone group with Full access (Everyone:F) and is in the search path when locating programs during login or application launch from the desktop, which could allow attackers to gain privileges as other users via Trojan horse programs.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0, 4.0-sp1, 4.0-sp2, 4.0-sp3, 4.0-sp4, 4.0-sp5 (+2)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5415
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-064
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9779
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5415
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-064
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9779

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