CVEvulnerability
CVE-2000-0663
4.6 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2000-07-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 configurations
• microsoft windows 2000
• microsoft windows nt 4.0
References
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=269049 www.microsoft.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1507 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-052 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5040 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=269049 www.microsoft.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1507 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-052 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5040 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com