CVE-2000-0650
The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the registry key that identifies the AutoUpgrade directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by replacing SETUP.EXE in that directory with a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the registry key that identifies the AutoUpgrade directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by replacing SETUP.EXE in that directory with a Trojan Horse.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- network associates/netshield · network associates/virusscan
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0007&L=ntbugtraq&F=&S=&P=2753Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/1458
- http://www.osvdb.org/4200
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1458Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5177
- http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0007&L=ntbugtraq&F=&S=&P=2753Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/1458
- http://www.osvdb.org/4200
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1458Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5177
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.