Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0003

Description

Web Extender Client (WEC) in Microsoft Office 2000, Windows 2000, and Windows Me does not properly process Internet Explorer security settings for NTLM authentication, which allows attackers to obtain NTLM credentials and possibly obtain the password, aka the "Web Client NTLM Authentication" vulnerability.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Office
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows 2000
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows Me
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows Nt
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Web Extender Clientllm-fuzzy

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/2199nvdPatchVendor Advisory
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-001nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5920nvd

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