CVE-2000-0420
Windows 2000 - Encrypted File System Data Exposure via SYSKEY Registry Storage
Title source: llmDescription
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