CVE-2002-0443
Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old...
Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old passwords by changing the current password before it expires, which does not enable the check for previous passwords.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old passwords by changing the current password before it expires, which does not enable the check for previous passwords.
- Record
CVE-2002-0443- 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
Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old passwords by changing the current password before it expires, which does not enable the check for previous passwords.
- Record
CVE-2002-0443- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0440 No score
Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old passwords by changing the current password before it expires, which does not enable the check for previous passwords.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0440- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phm3-6pw9-8v3j No score
Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old...
Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old passwords by changing the current password before it expires, which does not enable the check for previous passwords.
- Record
GHSA-phm3-6pw9-8v3j- 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-2002-0443 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published July 26, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.73%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.