CVE-2000-0663
The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000...
The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.
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The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2000-0663- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2000-0663- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0659 No score
The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0659- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-527c-22g3-c82g No score
The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000...
The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-527c-22g3-c82g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
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In short
CVE-2000-0663 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published July 25, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.