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CVE-2000-0650

The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the...

2.1 Low

CVE-2000-0650 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Network Associates Netshield, published July 11, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
2.1 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.43%EPSS, 38th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the registry key that identifies the AutoUpgrade directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by replacing SETUP.EXE in that directory with a Trojan Horse.

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used2.1

The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the registry key that identifies the AutoUpgrade directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by replacing SETUP.EXE in that directory with a Trojan Horse.

Record
CVE-2000-0650
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the registry key that identifies the AutoUpgrade directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by replacing SETUP.EXE in that directory with a Trojan Horse.

Record
CVE-2000-0650
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0646No score

The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the registry key that identifies the AutoUpgrade directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by replacing SETUP.EXE in that directory with a Trojan Horse.

Record
EUVD-2000-0646
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-25pv-5r6h-55j6No score

The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the...

The default installation of VirusScan 4.5 and NetShield 4.5 has insecure permissions for the registry key that identifies the AutoUpgrade directory, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by replacing SETUP.EXE in that directory with a Trojan Horse.

Record
GHSA-25pv-5r6h-55j6
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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