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CVE-2001-1571 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The Remote Desktop client in Windows XP sends the most recen)

The Remote Desktop client in Windows XP sends the most recent user account name in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to obtain terminal server user account names via sniffing.

CVE IDCVE-2001-1571
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-12-31
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe Remote Desktop client in Windows XP sends the most recent user account name in cleartext, which could allow remote attackers to obtain terminal server user account names via sniffing.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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