Is CVE-2001-1238 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2001-1238 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2001-1238?

CVE-2001-1238 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2001-1238?

CVE-2001-1238 has an EPSS score of 1.33% (68th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2001-1238?

No published fix for CVE-2001-1238 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2001-1238

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Task Manager in Windows 2000 does not allow local users to end processes with uppercase letters named (1) winlogon.exe, (2) csrss.exe, (3) smss.exe and (4) services.exe via the Process tab which could allow local users to install Trojan horses that cannot be stopped with the Task Manager.

CWE-178

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.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

securityfocus.com

Vendor Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Third-Party Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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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.