Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 3, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0152

Description

The password protection option for the Compressed Folders feature in Plus! for Windows 98 and Windows Me writes password information to a file, which allows local users to recover the passwords and read the compressed folders.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Plus
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Plus! for Windows 98 and Windows Mellm-create

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References

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-019nvd

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