CVE-2000-0663
N/A
Published: October 13, 2000 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:52 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWindows 2000Windows Nt
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
Source: [email protected]
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=269049VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1507Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-052VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5040Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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