CVE-2000-0222 describes a critical vulnerability in Windows 2000 installations where the Administrator password is not activated until the system reboots, allowing remote attackers to access the ADMIN$ share without authentication. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.