CVE-2000-0119
The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not...
The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not check files in the RECYCLED folder that is used by the Windows Recycle Bin utility, which allows attackers to store malicious code without detection.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not check files in the RECYCLED folder that is used by the Windows Recycle Bin utility, which allows attackers to store malicious code without detection.
- Record
CVE-2000-0119- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not check files in the RECYCLED folder that is used by the Windows Recycle Bin utility, which allows attackers to store malicious code without detection.
- Record
CVE-2000-0119- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0118 No score
The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not check files in the RECYCLED folder that is used by the Windows Recycle Bin utility, which allows attackers to store malicious code without detection.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0118- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8ffx-cmw4-hwwr No score
The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not...
The default configurations for McAfee Virus Scan and Norton Anti-Virus virus checkers do not check files in the RECYCLED folder that is used by the Windows Recycle Bin utility, which allows attackers to store malicious code without detection.
- Record
GHSA-8ffx-cmw4-hwwr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | McAfee 4.0 / Network Associates for Windows NT 4.0.2/4.0.3 a / Norton AntiVirus 2000 - Recycle Bin Exclusion | 1999-12-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0119 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Mcafee Virusscan, published December 22, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.