CVE-2000-0420

Windows 2000 - Encrypted File System Data Exposure via SYSKEY Registry Storage

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_ntbugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0112.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1198

Scores

EPSS 0.0149
EPSS Percentile 71.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_2000
Published May 11, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026