CVE-2000-0420

N/A
Published: June 15, 2000 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWindows 2000

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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