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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1184

CVE-2002-1184

Description

The system root folder of Microsoft Windows 2000 has default permissions of Everyone group with Full access (Everyone:F) and is in the search path when locating programs during login or application launch from the desktop, which could allow attackers to gain privileges as other users via Trojan horse programs.

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Affected products

29
  • Microsoft/Windows 20005 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • Microsoft/Windows Nt24 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*+ 23 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp1:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp1:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp2:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp2:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp3:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp3:server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp3:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp4:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp4:server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp4:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp5:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp5:server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp5:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6:server:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.

References

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