CVE-2005-3169
Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, when the "audit directory service access"...
Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, when the "audit directory service access" policy is enabled, does not record a 565 event message for File Delete Child operations on an Active Directory object in the security event log, which could allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities without detection.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, when the "audit directory service access" policy is enabled, does not record a 565 event message for File Delete Child operations on an Active Directory object in the security event log, which could allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities without detection.
- Record
CVE-2005-3169- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, when the "audit directory service access" policy is enabled, does not record a 565 event message for File Delete Child operations on an Active Directory object in the security event log, which could allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities without detection.
- Record
CVE-2005-3169- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3168 No score
Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, when the "audit directory service access" policy is enabled, does not record a 565 event message for File Delete Child operations on an Active Directory object in the security event log, which could allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities without detection.
- Record
EUVD-2005-3168- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fgc7-wwgh-9cv6 No score
Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, when the "audit directory service access"...
Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, when the "audit directory service access" policy is enabled, does not record a 565 event message for File Delete Child operations on an Active Directory object in the security event log, which could allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities without detection.
- Record
GHSA-fgc7-wwgh-9cv6- 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-2005-3169 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published October 6, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.22%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.