CVE-2000-0222

HIGHEPSS 96th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

Description

The installation for Windows 2000 does not activate the Administrator password until the system has rebooted, which allows remote attackers to connect to the ADMIN$ share without a password until the reboot occurs.

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

15.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2000-0222?

No published fix for CVE-2000-0222 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-2000-0222 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2000-0222 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 15.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2000-0222?

CVE-2000-0222 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.