CVE-2000-0979
MEDIUMEPSS 99th pctlDescription
File and Print Sharing service in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me does not properly check the password for a file share, which allows remote attackers to bypass share access controls by sending a 1-byte password that matches the first character of the real password, aka the "Share Level Password" vulnerability.
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
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2000-0979?
No published fix for CVE-2000-0979 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2000-0979 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2000-0979 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 45.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2000-0979?
CVE-2000-0979 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.4, rated medium. 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.