CVE-2002-0051
Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by...
Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by opening Group Policy files with exclusive-read access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by opening Group Policy files with exclusive-read access.
- Record
CVE-2002-0051- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-667
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by opening Group Policy files with exclusive-read access.
- Record
CVE-2002-0051- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-667
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0051
Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by opening Group Policy files with exclusive-read access.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0051- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fgj9-8c8v-jfwq
Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by...
Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by opening Group Policy files with exclusive-read access.
- Record
GHSA-fgj9-8c8v-jfwq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-667
- 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-2002-0051 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published April 4, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244329
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A38
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-016
securityfocus.com/bid/4438
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0051
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fgj9-8c8v-jfwq