CVE-2000-0420
The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0420- 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 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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0420- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0419 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0419- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-53rp-c272-jw32 No score
The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which...
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.
- Record
GHSA-53rp-c272-jw32- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0420 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published May 11, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.