Description
Windows 2000 allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by setting a hardware breakpoint that is handled using global debug registers, which could cause other processes to terminate due to an exception, and allow hijacking of resources such as named pipes.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Georgi Guninski · clocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20880
Scores
EPSS
0.0065
EPSS Percentile
70.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_2000
(2 CPE variants)
Published
May 24, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026