CVE-2001-0261
Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypted File System does not properly destroy backups of files that are encrypted, which allows a local attacker to recover the text of encrypted files.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypted File System does not properly destroy backups of files that are encrypted, which allows a local attacker to recover the text of encrypted files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.33% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.3% 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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97992179925715&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98027311214976&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2243Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5973
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97992179925715&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98027311214976&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2243Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5973
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.