Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 25, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0663

Description

The registry entry for the Windows Shell executable (Explorer.exe) in Windows NT and Windows 2000 uses a relative path name, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse named Explorer.exe into the %Systemdrive% directory, aka the "Relative Shell Path" vulnerability.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Windows Ntllm-fuzzy2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows 2000llm-fuzzy2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1507nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.aspnvd
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-052nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5040nvd

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