CVE-2000-0420 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores t)
The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0420 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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