CVE-2001-0047 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows NT 4.0, where default registry permissions for the MTS Package Administration key allow local users to install or modify Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) packages. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), enables an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. Despite its age, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting no active exploitation. However, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, with 10 mentions, indicating continued awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
terminal_serverCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:terminal_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.