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CVE-2003-0660

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0660 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows NT through Server 2003 where the Authenticode feature fails to prompt users before downloading and installing ActiveX controls when system memory is low. This critical flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without user interaction, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high FAUCET Risk Score of 93/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
23.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2304 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-041
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/13422
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A185
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A198
cert.org / advisories/CA-2003-27.html
US Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/838572
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/8830
PatchVendor Advisory